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Operational guidelines for the management of opioid dependence in the South-East Asia region.

The South-East Asia region is home to between 3.4 and 5.6 million injecting drug users. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is useful and cost-effective intervention for managing opioid dependence. This title includes guidelines that help physicians and drug treatment professionals in establishing and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi, India : World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Glossary; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TREATMENT SERVICES AND SYSTEMS; 3. ACCESS TO SERVICES; 4. STAFFING; 5. PREVENTING ADVERSE EVENTS ON TREATMENT; 6. ASSESSING SUITABILITY FOR TREATMENT; 7. OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; 8. MANAGEMENT OF OPIOID WITHDRAWAL; 9. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS; This page has been left blank intentionally by the publisher.; APPENDICES; REFERENCES