The most comprehensive text of its kind, this book addresses both the management of opioid withdrawal and opioid maintenance therapy, and combines up-to-date reviews of the scientific literature with evidence-based clinical guidelines for all of the relevant pharmacotherapies.

A unique work, Pharmacotherapies for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence presents:

- detailed information on the cost-effectiveness of the various types of opioid treatment

- the range of pharmacotherapies used for the management of opioid dependence

- the state of knowledge from the international...