Community treatment of drug misuse : More than methadone / Nicholas Seivewright

By:

Seivewright, Nicholas

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Studies in social and community psychiatryPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.Edition: 1stDescription: xvi, 243 p.; illustrations, 22 cmISBN:

9780521665629

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DDC classification:

22 616.8606 SEI

Contents:

1. Methadone maintenance: a medical treatment for social reasons? -- 2. More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs -- 3. Achieving detoxification and abstinence -- 4. Treatment of nonopiate misuse -- 5. Community drug services -- 6. Treatment of drug misuse in primary care -- 7. Balancing security and accessibility -- 8. Dual diagnosis --

Summary: Does the widespread use of methadone achieve the right balance between treatment of the individual and management of a public health problem?" "This book draws on the author's direct clinical experience and makes use of findings from Europe, North America and Australia to provide a comprehensive and detailed guide to service provision and treatment for drug misuse, including methadone and alternative opiate substitutes, detoxification methods, naftrexone and relapse prevention, and possible approaches with nonopiate users

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	616.8606 SEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43336

1. Methadone maintenance: a medical treatment for social reasons? --
2. More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs --
3. Achieving detoxification and abstinence --
4. Treatment of nonopiate misuse --

5. Community drug services --
6. Treatment of drug misuse in primary care --
7. Balancing security and accessibility --
8. Dual diagnosis --

Does the widespread use of methadone achieve the right balance between treatment of the individual and management of a public health problem?" "This book draws on the author's direct clinical experience and makes use of findings from Europe, North America and Australia to provide a comprehensive and detailed guide to service provision and treatment for drug misuse, including methadone and alternative opiate substitutes, detoxification methods, naftrexone and relapse prevention, and possible approaches with nonopiate users

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