Abstract
Drug treatment services remain dominated by substitute prescribing programs for heroin (diacetylmorphine) dependent individuals. It is estimated that there are 15.6 million users of illicit opioids worldwide. North America as well as most European countries have some form of methadone or buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence and depending on the size and history of the problem; a small or large percentage of the opioid dependent population will be in treatment. Basic pharmacokinetics risk of overdose and measurement of methadone and buprenorphine in clinical settings will be discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 436-441 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128000557 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128000342 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Buprenorphine
- Heroin dependence
- Methadone
- Misuse
- Monitoring
- Opioid addict
- Overdose
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacotherapy
- Substitution drugs