Ebook: Methadone matters : evolving community methadone treatment of opiate addiction

Content: Section A: Introduction, Background and Scope --
Methadone: panacea or poison? / J. Strang and G. Tober --
The history of methadone and methadone prescribing / A. Preston and G. Bennett --
Methadone prescribing in the United Kingdom: what can we learn from community pharmacy surveys? / J. Sheridan --
Section B: Aspects of Clinical Practice and Variations --
Negotiating a script: the dynamics of staff/client relationships / A. Quirk ... [et al.] --
Linking psychology and pharmacology / D. Raistrick --
Assessment and outcome monitoring / J. Marsden, M. Gossop and D. Stewart --
Plasma methadone monitoring: an aid to dose assessment, monitoring compliance and exploration of drug interactions / K. Wolff --
Withdrawal from methadone and methadone for withdrawal / N. Seivewright and O. Lagundoye --
Section C: The Special Case of Injectables --
Injectable methadone: a peculiar British practice / J. Strang and J. Sheridan --
Prescribing injectable methadone: to who and for what purpose? / L. Sell --
The supervised injecting clinic: a drug clinic's experience of supervising the intravenous self-administration of prescribed methadone / M. Cummins --
Section D: The Risks --
Dependence on methadone: the danger lurking behind the prescription / G. Tober --
'Using on top' and the problems it brings: additional drug use by methadone treatment patients / D. Best and G. Ridge --
Methadone and opioid-related deaths: changing prevalence over time / M. Farrell and W. Hall --
The play, the plot and the players: the illicit market in methadone / J. Fountain and J. Strang --
Section E: Service Delivery --
A primary care based specialist service / S. Lawrence --
A central assessment service with widely disseminated delivery in primary care / F. Watson, L. Mays and J. Bury --
A centrally co-ordinated city strategic approach / R. Watson, J. Jay and L. Gruer --
Supervised consumption of methadone in a community pharmacy / K. Roberts --
Section F: Special Cases --
A methadone programme for substance-misusing pregnant women / A. Walker and J. Walker --
Methadone use in young people / E. gilvarry, J. McCambridge and J. Witton --
Sectin G: Methadone Studies --
Methadone treatment: outcomes and variation in treatment response with NTORS / D. Stewart, M. Gossop and J. Marsden --
Rapid benefit, but what thereafter?: the rush and trickle of benefit from methadone treatment / E. Finch --
Methadone maintenance and reduction treatments: the need for clarity of goals and procedures / M. Gossop, J. Marsden and D. Stewart --
Section H: In Conclusion --
Methadone: achieving the balance / G. Tober and J. Strang.