title: [Pro and contra: maintaining drug dependent patients on methadone].
abstract: Two controversial essays published in this journal referring to methadone-maintenance of drug addicts are reviewed in respect to the medico-legal situation in Germany. Requirements for a broad scope of action for medically justified therapies are discussed. In view of politically or governmentally initiated methadone-programs, the need for medically reasonable and careful decisions on individual cases is pointed out. Instead of conflicting ideologies, empirically proved and scientifically controlled knowledge has to be worked out.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik, Medizinischen Fakultät, Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sass
mesh_terms: D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
vernacular_title: Pro und Contra: Substitution Drogenabhängiger mit Methadon.