title: [Methadone maintenance treatment].
abstract: Because of pharmacological characteristics methadone is an interesting substitutive opiate compound. However, the most important aspect of maintenance treatment consists of the accompanying global medico-social care. Useful as a therapeutic alternative in some severe and chronic heroin addictions, methadone is useless and even dangerous in other cases. Its efficacy in preventing AIDS epidemics has not been clearly established.
authors.affiliation: Service hospitalo-universitaire de santé mentale et de thérapeutique Hôpital, Sainte-Anne, Paris.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lôo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dugarin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rémi-Bouissière
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
vernacular_title: Traitement de substitution par la méthadone.