Titre : | Methadone treatment marks 40 Years (2005) |
Auteurs : | B. M. KUEHN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol.294, n°8, August 24/31, 2005) |
Article en page(s) : | 887-889 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés TRAITEMENT ; METHADONE ; TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE ; HISTOIRE ; OPIACES ; CERVEAUThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | Forty years and countless political firestorms after it was first introduced, methadone maintenance for the treatment of opioid addiction remains a standard therapy in the field of addiction treatment. The publication on August 23, 1965, of positive results from a small clinical trial of methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction in JAMA marked a sea change in the treatment of addiction (Dole and Nyswander. JAMA. 1965;193:646-650). The study, conducted at Rockefeller University in New York City by Vincent P. Dole, MD, and the late Marie E. Nyswander, MD, suggested that a medication could be used to control the cravings and withdrawal that often lead to relapse in individuals with opioid addiction who attempt to quit. (Extract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | USA |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A02342 |
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