Methadone maintenance treatment in the U.S : a practical question and answer guide / Wendee M. Wechsberg & Jennifer J. Kasten with contributions from Nancy D. Berkman & Amy E. Roussel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wechsberg, Wendee M.

Contributor:

Kasten, Jennifer J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methadone maintenance--United States--Miscellanea.

Methadone maintenance.

Drug abuse--Treatment.

Drug abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the United States, there are more than 1,200 methadone maintenance treatment programs, with an estimated staff of 20,000, serving more than 200,000 patients annually. This book offers insights into: the effectiveness of methadone; the characteristics of successful methadone treatment programs; and regulation and accreditation issues.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1-Introduction; Chapter 2-The effectiveness of Methadone and the history of regulation; Chapter 3-The accreditation evaluation Study; Chapter 4-Methadone Maintenance treatment program Characteristics; Chapter 5-Core and ancillary Methadone Maintenance treatment Services; Chapter 6-Dosing practices in Methadone Maintenance treatment programs; Chapter 7-The Costs and Funding of Methadone Maintenance treatment; Chapter 8-Direct Care Staff and Their activities; Chapter 9-Methadone Maintenance treatment patients

Chapter 10-Accreditation OutcomesChapter 11-Regulation of Methadone Maintenance treatment; Chapter 12-Summary and Future Challenges; Glossary; Appendix a: Opiates and Opioids; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-82353-4

9786610823536

0-8261-0131-3

OCLC:

568094301