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- Title
Methods of Detoxification and Their Role in Treating Patients With Opioid Dependence.
- Authors
O’Connor, Patrick G.
- Abstract
Discusses detoxification methods for treating patients with opioid dependence. Surveys and studies on opioid addiction that estimate the age groups and how many Americans are using narcotic pain relievers; The two approaches of detoxification and maintenance in medication-based treatments such as methadone and buprenorphine; The "ultrarapid" opioid detoxification method that is used on sedated patients; Uncertainty about the effectiveness of anesthesia-assisted detoxification; Focus on the article by Collins and colleagues in this issue of JAMA that suggests the ultrarapid method is ineffective and unsafe; Limitations of the Collins' research; The Drug Abuse Treatment Act of 2000 allowing opioid maintenance treatment in physicians' offices.
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2005, Vol 294, Issue 8, p961
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1001/jama.294.8.961