NCJ Number
16047
Date Published
1970
Length
164 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF 39 PAPERS ON SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, NEW PROGRAMS, CLINICAL CONCERNS, AND TREATMENT ISSUES DEALING WITH METHADONE TREATMENT FOR HEROIN ADDICTION.
Abstract
TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED ISSUES OF MAPPING OUT THE INCIDENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONTROL OF THE 'DISEASE' OF HEROIN ADDICTION, CONTROLLED STUDIES ON DOSAGE, DURATION, AND SIDE EFFECTS OF METHADONE, THE EXPERIENCES OF VARIOUS METHADONE PROGRAMS, AND THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENTS. PAPERS WERE ALSO PRESENTED ON PRISONS, PROBATION AND POLICE, THE DELIVERY OF LARGE SCALE TREATMENT, METHADONE TREATMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF METHADONE TREATMENT.