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Community treatment of drug misuse : more than methadone / Nicholas Seivewright.

Van Pelt Library RC568.M4 S45 2000
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Seivewright, Nicholas.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Drug abuse--Treatment.
Drug abuse.
Methadone maintenance.
Narcotic addicts--Services for.
Local Subjects:
Narcotic addicts--Services for.
Physical Description:
xvi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Summary:
Combines highly practical approach with strong research base to provide comprehensive guide to treatment and service provision.
Contents:
Drug misuse as a social problem 3
Risk factors for drug misuse 4
The role of treatment 6
Inpatient and residential treatment 8
Part I Treatments
1 Methadone maintenance: a medical treatment for social reasons? 17
The term 'methadone maintenance' 18
Formal methadone maintenance programmes 19
Other long-term methadone prescribing 20
The nature of methadone treatment 22
Effectiveness of methadone 29
Associated counselling 33
Practical management 35
Other forms of methadone, including injectable 43
2 More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs 49
Diamorphine 50
Dipipanone (Diconal) 55
Cyclimorphine 56
Morphine 57
Issues in prescribing euphoriant opioids 59
Levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) 61
Buprenorphine 62
Dihydrocodeine 64
Amphetamines 65
Benzodiazepines 70
3 Achieving detoxification and abstinence 82
Quick detoxifications from heroin 83
Clonidine 88
Methadone 88
Treatment in pregnancy 99
Buprenorphine 103
Inpatient treatment 104
Other influences on choice of detoxifcation method 106
Treatment of minor opioid misuse 106
Relapse prevention 107
4 Treatment of nonopiate misuse 118
Cocaine 119
Amphetamine 128
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') 132
Benzodiazepines 135
Cyclizine 138
Hallucinogens 139
Steroids 140
Volatile substances 140
Cannabis 141
Alcohol 143
Nicotine 145
Part II Providing clinical services
5 Community drug services 153
Historical development 153
Changes in emphasis 155
Local provision 158
Drug counselling 164
6 Treatment of drug misuse in primary care 167
Problems 167
Levels of interest 169
Positive treatment approaches 171
7 Balancing security and accessibility 176
The changing policy picture 177
Drug misuse deaths 180
Implications for services 184
8 Dual diagnosis
drug misuse and psychiatric disorder 190
Mental disorders in drug misusers 191
Drug misuse in the severely mentally ill 196
Epilogue Future directions 204
The scope of treatment 204
Opioid substitution 205
Security of treatment 206
Evidence-based practice 207
Stimulant misuse 208
Hepatitis C 209
Detoxification 210
Child protection 210
Appendix 1 Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin 212
Appendix 2 Opioid equivalent dosages 215.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index.
ISBN:
0521590914
0521665620
OCLC:
41018895

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