Community Treatment of Drug Misuse
More Than Methadone

Covers a wide range of treatment options for drug misuse and dependence in a practically orientated and academic manner.

Nicholas Seivewright (Author)

9780521691833, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 14 May 2009

190 pages, 21 tables
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.2 cm, 0.42 kg

'The book could have been written with me in mind - it is a more readable guide to practice than the orange guidelines, and I would certainly recommend it as a valuable companion for psychiatrists starting out in this field, for drug workers to understand more about the medications we use and why, and to GPs working in addiction (who may not have had the opportunity to experience as full a range of psychological and supportive interventions as those with a psychiatry background). … more experienced clinicians … too may benefit from a book which provides thought-provoking opportunities to re-examine theoretical and practical aspects of their work.' SCANbites

Methadone has been used successfully as a substitution agent for heroin dependency for more than 30 years. As a result of its success, other effective methods of treatment have been neglected. Established as a key text on all treatment options for drug misusers, Community Treatment of Drug Misuse: More Than Methadone has been highly praised for its practical orientation based on a solid research background. For the second edition, all the main evidence-based and more pragmatic treatment approaches are reviewed, not only in the management of opiate dependence, but across the range of drugs. It focuses extensively on developments in the last few years as a result of policy initiatives and research findings, including coverage of buprenorphine treatment, the systematic treatment of cocaine abuse and work with special patient groups. This is of direct relevance to medical as well as non-medical practitioners undertaking clinical work in the addictions.

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Treatments: 1. Methadone: the main treatment for the main presenting drug problem
2. More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs
3. Achieving detoxification and abstinence
4. Treatment of nonopiate misuse
Part II. Providing Clinical Services: 5. Community drug services
6. Treatment of drug misuse in primary care
7. Dual diagnosis - drug misuse and psychiatric disorder
8. Liaison work and special patient groups
Appendix. Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin
Glossary
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS], Personal & public health [MBNH]