Methadone treatment at forty.
In the view of a clinician who has been providing methadone therapy since its inception 40 years ago, the status of the treatment today reflects the culmination of two trends: an increase in understanding, skills, and standards on the one hand, and a deterioration of patients' health on the other. A retreat of stigma, greater physician interest, and the evolution of standards are beginning to move the treatment toward the mainstream.
Marion
Ira J
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Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. noiramarion@msn.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015397:Program Evaluation
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D008691:Methadone