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Article de Périodique
Knowledge of methadone toxicity among US maintenance clinic staff (2000)
(Etat des connaissances de l'équipe médicale de maintenance aux Etats-Unis sur la toxicité de la méthadone)
Auteur(s) :
CAPLEHORN J.
Année :
2000
Page(s) :
63-72
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHADONE
;
TOXICITE
;
PERSONNEL MEDICAL
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
FORMATION
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In 1996, readers of the US magazine Addiction Treatment Forum completed a questionnaire on methadone maintenance. All the 149 respondents working in maintenance programs had difficulty answering six questions on methadone toxicity. Surprisingly, there was no measurable association between knowledge of methadone toxicity and either respondents' qualifications, experience or position, or their general knowledge of the risks and benefits of maintenance treatment. Respondents were better informed of these general risks than staff working in 14 New York City maintenance programs in 1994. These findings suggest there is a pressing need for US methadone maintenance staff to be informed of the risks, signs and symptoms of methadone toxicity.
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.