Titre : | Methadone maintenance: A theoretical perspective |
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Auteurs : | V. P. DOLE ; M. NYSWANDER |
Type de document : | Chapitre |
Année de publication : | 2010 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-19-973929-5 |
Format : | 445-450 |
Note générale : | Reprinted from "Methadone maintenance: a theoretical perspective" In: Theories on drug abuse, D.J. Lettieri, M. Sayers, H. Wallenstein Pearson (Eds.), 1980, National Institute on Drug Abuse. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE ; METHADONE ; THEORIE ; CRIMINALITE |
Résumé : |
Whereas therapeutic communities view drug addiction as an underlying symptom of other life problems, methadone maintenance treatment sees addiction as a disease rather than an expression of a character or psychological disorder.
When administered orally, methadone serves to "block" the euphoric effects of heroin. That is, when an individual is given sufficient doses of methadone, he or she will be unable to "get high" from heroin. Vincent P. Dole and Marie Nyswander were the first in the United States to introduce methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction. In this article, these investigators discuss issues related to methadone treatment. Their study of methadone clients found that criminal activity decreased greatly when addicts were enrolled in maintenance programs. This finding, they argue, suggests that antisocial behavior, such as criminal activity, occurs as a result rather than a cause of drug addiction. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Cote : | L00464-C |
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