Methadone maintenance : a physician's guide to treatment
Selby, Peter, 1965-
Methadone maintenance : a physician's guide to treatment [E-Book] - 2nd ed. - Toronto, Ont. : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2011. - 1 online resource ([vii], 159 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Section I : Fundamental concepts in methadone maintenance treatment -- Fundamental clinical concepts in addiction medicine -- Opioid dependence -- Effectivenss of methadone maintenance treatment -- Pharmacology of methadone -- Section II : Framework for methadone maintenance treatment -- Clinical diagnosis for MMT -- Abstinence-based interventions for opioid withdrawl -- Section III : Methadone prescribing protocols and guidelines -- Methadone dosing guidelines -- Urine drug screening in MMT -- Take-home doses -- Termination of MMT -- Section IV : Clinical drug use in methadone patients -- Methadone and pain management -- MMT and concurrent psychiatric illness -- MMT and concurrent medical disorders -- Pregnancy and opioid use -- MMT and special-needs populations -- Methadone and driving.
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients.
9781770528932 1770528938
Opioid abuse--Treatment.
Methadone maintenance.
Methadone--therapeutic use.
Opioid-Related Disorders--drug therapy.
WM 284 / S47m 2011eb
Methadone maintenance : a physician's guide to treatment [E-Book] - 2nd ed. - Toronto, Ont. : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2011. - 1 online resource ([vii], 159 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Section I : Fundamental concepts in methadone maintenance treatment -- Fundamental clinical concepts in addiction medicine -- Opioid dependence -- Effectivenss of methadone maintenance treatment -- Pharmacology of methadone -- Section II : Framework for methadone maintenance treatment -- Clinical diagnosis for MMT -- Abstinence-based interventions for opioid withdrawl -- Section III : Methadone prescribing protocols and guidelines -- Methadone dosing guidelines -- Urine drug screening in MMT -- Take-home doses -- Termination of MMT -- Section IV : Clinical drug use in methadone patients -- Methadone and pain management -- MMT and concurrent psychiatric illness -- MMT and concurrent medical disorders -- Pregnancy and opioid use -- MMT and special-needs populations -- Methadone and driving.
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients.
9781770528932 1770528938
Opioid abuse--Treatment.
Methadone maintenance.
Methadone--therapeutic use.
Opioid-Related Disorders--drug therapy.
WM 284 / S47m 2011eb