title: [Treatment of drug dependent patients with methadone. 1: Goals, types and results of methadone programs].
abstract: Is the medical prescription of narcotics an adequate way to treat opiate addiction? This question has been controversial in Germany for the last two decades. In 1987, a clinical trial of levomethadone treatment has been started in North-Rhine-Westfalia. Recently, aspects of public health have come to the fore, as methadone programs are hopefully believed to contribute to the prevention of HIV-infections among intravenous drug users. Principles and models of methadone treatment are briefly discussed, international experiences reported, and major objections reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Böcker
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
vernacular_title: Behandlung drogenabhängiger Patienten mit Methadon. Teil 1: Ziele, Formen und Ergebnisse von Methadonprogrammen.