OPIATE-DEPENDENT PATIENTS RECEIVING METHADONE - HOW PHYSICIANS SHOULDMANAGE THERAPY

Authors
KAHAN M SUTTON N
Citation
M. Kahan et N. Sutton, OPIATE-DEPENDENT PATIENTS RECEIVING METHADONE - HOW PHYSICIANS SHOULDMANAGE THERAPY, Canadian family physician, 42, 1996, pp. 1769
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Canadian family physician → ACNP
ISSN journal
0008350X
Volume
42
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-350X(1996)42:<1769:OPRM-H>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Methadone treatment tan reduce illicit drug use, needle sharing, and t he social tests and health risks of heroin addiction. It is superior t o no treatment, detoxification, or treatment programs lasting less tha n 3 months. For most patients, the optimal methadone dose is 50 to 120 mg daily. Supervised, random urine drug specimens should be collected at least twite weekly. Long-term counseling is essential and should i nclude information on the risks of needle sharing and on screening for HIV and hepatitis B and C.