title: Overall evaluation of treatment modalities for heroin addiction in a toxicology unit.
abstract: A survey of treatment results is presented, using a variety of guidelines for the therapy of different features of heroin addiction in a toxicology unit. Data on 3,211 inpatients under treatment from 1972 are analyzed separately, as well as the follow-up status of 1,262 outpatients who were enrolled in a methadone treatment program. The results are discussed in terms of reliability of the programs and their risk-benefit ratios for the community.
mesh_terms: D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009020:Morphine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D009270:Naloxone; D009020:Morphine; D003000:Clonidine; D008691:Methadone