Guidelines for the psychosocially assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence
General Material Designation
[Book]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Geneva
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: World Health Organization
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 111 p
Other Physical Details
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Dimensions
; 30 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"These guidelines were produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) a Guidelines Development Group of technical experts, and in consultation with the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) secretariat and other WHO departments. WHO also wishes to acknowledge the financial contribution of UNODC and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to this project. " - p. iv
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. 96-111)
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Scope and purpose -- 2. Method of formulating recommendations -- 3 Background -- 4. Guidelines for health systems at national and subnational levels -- 5. Programme level guidelines--for programme managers and clinical leaders -- 6. Patient level guidelines-- for clinicians -- Annex 1. Evidence profiles -- Annex 2. Dispensing, dosing and prescriptions -- Annex 3. ICD-10 codes for conditions covered in these guidelines -- Annex 4. Pharmacology of medicines available for the treatment of opioid dependence -- Annex 5. Drug interactions involving methadone and buprenorphine -- Annex 6. Alternatives for the treatment of opioid dependence not included in the current guidelines -- Annex 7. Methadone and buprenorphine and international drug control conventions -- Annex 8. Priorities for research -- Annex 9. Background papers prepared for technical expert meetings to inform guideline development -- Annex 10. Opioid withdrawal scales -- Annex 11. Summary of characteristics of selected psychoactive substances -- Annex 12. Prescribing guidelines -- Annex 13. Glossary
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Opioid abuse--Psychological aspects
Opioid abuse--Chemotherapy
Opioid-Related Disorders--drug therapy--Guideline
Opioid-Related Disorders--psychology--Guideline
Substance Abuse--prevention & control--Guideline
Guideline
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RC568
Book number
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O45
,
W67
2009
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
International Narcotics Control Board
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crim
CORPORATE BODY NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
World Health Organization.Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.