Author : Pascal Kintz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1592592821
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (925 download)
Book Synopsis Buprenorphine Therapy of Opiate Addiction by : Pascal Kintz
Download or read book Buprenorphine Therapy of Opiate Addiction written by Pascal Kintz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-02-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Buprenorphine Therapy of Opiate Addiction, participating physicians and toxicologists summarize and evaluate their experiences with five years of intensive buprenorphine therapy. They cover all aspects of its use, including the pharmacology, conditions of delivery, risks from use with other psychoactive drugs, toxicology and related deaths, as well as its testing in blood, urine, tissue, and hair. Special attention is given to comparing the long-term care of opiate-dependent patients using high-dose buprenorphine vs methadone, and to explaining the differences in treatment, administration, and delivery. The authors also describe how buprenorphine is currently prescribed and monitored in France and Australia, and review all the latest advances in analytical techniques for the determination of buprenorphine and its metabolites in biological fluids and tissues.