Overview

The successor to Strain and Stitzer's Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence (Johns Hopkins, 1999), this expanded and updated volume reflects new developments in treatment protocols. Methadone is still the most widely used medication for the treatment of opioid dependence, and the authors provide an extensive section on methadone treatment. Three chapters cover the pharmacology and clinical use of buprenorphine as well as the latest research on Naltrexone, Clonidine, and Lofexidine. The volume also includes chapters on pain and prescription opioids as well as medication-free treatment and medically supervised alternatives to opioid substitute treatments, including withdrawal. The Treatment of Opioid Dependence will be a valuable resource for methadone counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and addiction counselors, as well as physicians interested in office-based buprenorphine treatment.

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Author:   Eric C. Strain, MD (Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) ,  Maxine L. Stitzer, PhD (Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) ,  Eric C. Strain ,  Maxine L. Stitzer
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9780801883033

ISBN 10:   0801883032
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   07 February 2006
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Preface List of Abbreviations Part I: Overview of Opioid Dependence Chapter 1. Introduction and Historical Overview Chapter 2. Regulatory, Cost, and Policy Issues Chapter 3. Epidemiology of Opioid Use, Abuse, and Dependence Part II: Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence Chapter 4. Pharmacology of Methadone Chapter 5. Beginning and Ending Methadone Dosing: Induction and Withdrawal Chapter 6. Methadone Dose during Maintenance Treatment Chapter 7. Counseling and Psychosocial Services Chapter 8. Contingency Management Therapies Chapter 9. Practical Issues of Program Organization and Operation Part III: Other Medication Approaches Chapter 10. Pharmacology of Buprenorphine Chapter 11. Clinical Use of Buprenorphine Chapter 12. Office-Based Treatment with Buprenorphine and Other Medications Chapter 13. Pharmacology and Clinical Use of LAAM, Clonidine, and Lofexidine Chapter 14. Pharmacology and Clinical Use of Naltrexone Part IV: Other Treatment Approaches Chapter 15. Medication-Free Treatment of Opioid Dependence Chapter 16. Medically Supervised Withdrawal as Stand-Alone Treatment Part V: Comorbidities in Opioid Dependence Chapter 17. Other Substance Use Disorders: Prevalence, Consequences, Detection, and Management Chapter 18. Comorbid Medical Disorders Chapter 19. Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders Part VI: Special Treatment Issues Chapter 20. Specialty Treatment for Women Chapter 21. Treatment of Persons under Legal Restrictions Chapter 22. Treatment of Adolescents Chapter 23. Prescription Opioid Nonmedical Use and Abuse Chapter 24. Pain Management in Addicted Patients Index

Reviews

This well-written, easy-to-read book, with an unassuming title, is truly a tour-de-force. Analogous to the porridge in the Goldilocks story, it is neither too little nor too much, but just right! -- Mark J. Albanese, M.D., American Journal on Addictions

<p>A most welcome update of the 1999, Methadone Treatment of Opioid Dependence.--Robert Maslansky Journal of Addictive Diseases (01/01/2006)

<p>A most welcome update of the 1999, Methadone Treatment of Opioid Dependence .--Robert Maslansky Journal of Addictive Diseases (01/01/2006)

Author Information

Eric C. Strain, M.D., and Maxine L. Stitzer, Ph.D., are professors in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

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