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.
Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. noiramarion@msn.com
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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