Methadone Maintenance: A Physician's Guide to Treatment

This revised edition of Methadone Maintenance: A Physician's Guide to Treatment is substantially updated and is consistent with the 2001 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Methadone Maintenance Guidelines. This book provides guidance on methadone prescribing and dispensing, and includes essential information on topics such as: • methadone dose tapering • drug interactions involving methadone • using methadone in opioid withdrawal management • managing pain in methadone-maintained patients • managing pregnancy in women in MMT.