2001
INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE: Solutions to a Public Health Problem
Sindelar J, Fiellin D. INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE: Solutions to a Public Health Problem. Annual Review Of Public Health 2001, 22: 249-272. PMID: 11274521, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.249.ChaptersConceptsPublic health problemEffectiveness of treatmentIllicit drug useDrug useHealth problemsDrug dependenceBroader social costsImportant public health problemNew pharmacological agentsFuture treatment programsIndividual functioningStandard treatmentPharmacological agentsTreatment programDrug abuseCounseling strategiesPrevention effortsHigh dropout rateTreatmentFunctioningCompletion ratesDropout rateLow completion ratesLow effectivenessNew setting
2000
Pharmacologic treatment of heroin-dependent patients.
O'Connor P, Fiellin D. Pharmacologic treatment of heroin-dependent patients. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2000, 133: 40-54. PMID: 10877739, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-1-200007040-00008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeroin dependenceHeroin-dependent patientsDrug treatment settingsBehavioral health problemsOpioid withdrawalPharmacologic treatmentMethadone maintenanceHeroin usePhysician's officeTreatment approachesTreatment settingsHealth problemsPatientsRelapse preventionTreatmentPhysiciansAcetylmethadolBuprenorphineInternistsReferralDiagnosisAlternative sitesPrevention