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Operational guidelines for the management of opioid dependence in the South-East Asia Region.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- SEARO Nonserial Publication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Substance abuse--Prevention and control.
- Substance abuse.
- Guidelines.
- Opioid abuse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, N.Y. : World Health Organization, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The South-East Asia region is home to between 3.4 and 5.6 million injecting drug users. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is useful and cost-effective intervention for managing opioid dependence. This title includes guidelines that help physicians and drug treatment professionals in establishing and delivering effective OST services in the region.
- Contents:
- COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Glossary; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TREATMENT SERVICES AND SYSTEMS; 3. ACCESS TO SERVICES; 4. STAFFING; 5. PREVENTING ADVERSE EVENTS ON TREATMENT; 6. ASSESSING SUITABILITY FOR TREATMENT; 7. OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; 8. MANAGEMENT OF OPIOID WITHDRAWAL; 9. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS; This page has been left blank intentionally by the publisher.; APPENDICES; REFERENCES
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110).
- ISBN:
- 9786612273995
- 1-282-27399-X
- 92-9022-347-2
- OCLC:
- 457042000
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