Methadone tolerance testing in drug misusers

Drug misusers in Lothian: changes in injecting habits 1988-90.

practitioners may face in obtaining the information required. Marinker et al have recommended the development of protocols for referral between general practitioners and consultants.5 Some departments of child psychiatry now use standardised referral forms with specific questions on the attitude of the family to referral and involvement of other agencies. This study has shown that child psychia...

Methadone: An Orphan Drug?

73 Dear Editor: A pharmaceutical product is called “orphan drug” when, although promising or clearly valid from a scientific and therapeutic point of view, it is not profit-bearing and, therefore, not interesting for the pharmaceutical industry. The consequences are the lack of extensive research on its effects, and mainly, the lack of appropriate information to physicians, nurses, and administ...

Concomitant Drug Use in Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy

Background: Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is considered as an efficient and effective treatment in management of high risk opioids addiction; although, concomitant use of other drugs may interfere with treatment course and outcome in MMT cases. This study aimed at evaluating patterns of drug use along with methadone based on self reported and urine analysis data in two MMT clinics. Method...

Comparison of oral preparations of heroin and methadone to stabilise opiate misusers as inpatients.

GPs' attitudes towards the treatment of drug misusers.

General practitioners (GPs) are encouraged to play a major part in the care and treatment of drug users; however, many regularly encounter physical or verbal abuse and feel frustration, disappointment, and disillusionment when treating such patients. Furthermore, communication difficulties between doctor and patient and the advent of HIV serve to intensify these problems. In order to address th...