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Clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of methadone in the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. (2003)

Author

Henry-Edwards S, Gowing L, White J, Ali R, Bell J

City

Canberra

Type

Report

Institution

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Description

These clinical guidelines have been prepared to aid authorised medical practitioners in the selection and management of patients seeking methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. The content has been designed to complement the National Policy on Methadone Treatment and local jurisdictional policies and requirements for methadone prescribing.

Henry-Edwards S, Gowing L, White J, Ali R, Bell J, et al. abstract