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Community treatment of drug misuse : more than methadone

By:

Seivewright, Nicholas

Publication details: USA Cambridge University Press 2009Edition: 2nd edISBN:

9780521691833

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Summary: This second edition reviews the main evidence-based treatment approaches across the range of drugs. It focuses on recent policy initiatives and research findings, including coverage of buprenorphine treatment, the systematic treatment of cocaine abuse and work with special patient groups. Contents include: Methadone: the main treatment for the main presenting drug problem; more than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs; achieving detoxification and abstinence; treatment of nonopiate misuse; community drug services; treatment of drug misuse in primary care; dual diagnosis - drug misuse and psychiatric disorder; liaison work and special patient groups. Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin are given in the appendix.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves	WM270 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE11877
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	WM 270 SEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		07571305

This second edition reviews the main evidence-based treatment approaches across the range of drugs. It focuses on recent policy initiatives and research findings, including coverage of buprenorphine treatment, the systematic treatment of cocaine abuse and work with special patient groups. Contents include: Methadone: the main treatment for the main presenting drug problem; more than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs; achieving detoxification and abstinence; treatment of nonopiate misuse; community drug services; treatment of drug misuse in primary care; dual diagnosis - drug misuse and psychiatric disorder; liaison work and special patient groups. Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin are given in the appendix.

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