Effects of Methadone on Olfactory Memory Span Melissa Deal In 2008, an estimated 268,000 individuals received methadone in certified opioid treatment programs in the United States in an effort to effectively treat an opiate addiction (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010). Because of its high rate of use, a major concern regarding methadone maintenance is the possibil...

background: the role of methadone in qtc prolongation, torsades de pointes (tdp) arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death has been debated. because of widespread use of methadone in methadone maintenance treatment (mmt) centers, we aimed to study dose-related effects of methadone on qtc prolongation. methods: in a comparative observational study, 90 patients who were under mmt were evaluated. patien...

the ministry of health, treatment and medical education of iran has recently announced an estimated figure of 200,000 injecting drug users (idus). the aim of this study was to pilot a national program using demographics, types of drug abuse and prevalence of blood-borne infections among idus.in order to elicit data on demographics, types of drug abuse and prevalence of blood-borne infections am...

background: one of the major challenges in current methadone maintenance treatment retention rates in the treatment and prevention of relapse addiction. the aim of this study was determine the factors influencing relapse based on health belief model. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 patients on methadone maintenance treatment referred to addiction clinic in hamadan, whic...

conclusions there is a need to train health staff, and the community, concerning preventive measures, treatment, and reducing harm for substance drug users. results among 402 idus patients, a large amount of them were male, single, and younger than 39 years. regarding psychotic and somatic symptoms caused by methadone therapy, most of the participants had no problem with methadone maintenance t...

Background: A significant number of opioid-dependent patients in Iran are now being treated by methadone maintenance therapy (MMT). One of the social complications of substance dependency is family disorganization and a decrease in marital satisfaction. This study aimed to determine the effect of group therapy based on the transtheoretical model of change on family functioning of the patients u...

BACKGROUND Due to potential proarrhythmic side-effects levo-alpha-Acetylmethadol (LAAM) is currently not available in EU countries as maintenance drug in the treatment of opiate addiction. However, recent studies and meta-analyses underline the clinical advantages of LAAM with respect to the reduction of heroin use. Thus a reappraisal of LAAM has been demanded. The aim of the present study was ...

Dr. Eamon Keenan The previous speaker has given a reasoned a balanced argument in favour of the use of methadone as an effective intervention in the treatment of opiate dependence syndrome. One interesting point to emerge and one that highlights the emotive nature of methadone treatment, is his justification of methadone maintenance on utilitarian moral grounds. That a medicinal product, with p...

methadone is widely being used for opioid substitution therapy. however, the administration of methadone to opioid dependent individual is frequently accompanied by withdrawal syndrome and chemical dependency develops. other than that, it is also difficult to retain patients in the treatment programme making their retention rates are decreasing over time. this article is written to higlights th...