Methadone Maintenance: A Counsellor's Guide to Treatment presents concepts and strategies that distinguish methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) as an area of specialization within substance use counselling. This practical guide: provides a detailed discussion of opioids and opioid dependence summarizes the advantages and limitations of MMT orients the reader to best practices in MMT counselling discusses polysubstance abuse, concurrent disorders, pregnancy, and MMT and pain includes case studies that illustrate the details of clinical practice. Experienced counsellors will find that the...

Ce guide presente des concepts et des strategies qui revelent que le traitement de maintien a la methadone (tmm) est une specialisation dans le domaine du counseling sur l usage d alcool et d autres drogues. Ce guide pratique: fournit des renseignements detailles sur les opioides et la dependance envers ces substances; resume les avantages et les limites du tmm; fait connaitre au lecteur les meilleures pratiques de counseling en matiere de tmm; presente des etudes de cas illustrant les details de la pratique clinique."

Drugs & Drug Abuse has become the standard reference text for anyone needing concise and clear scientific information on psychoactive drugs. This essential text is organized into four main sections: understanding drugs, drug effects and drug use major drug classes: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and psychiatric medications key drugs: detailed descriptions of 35 well known drugs, including synopsis, source, combinations, medical uses, dosage, short- and long-term effects and abuse potential other drugs in brief: descriptions of 40 less well-known drugs. It also includes comprehensive...