| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Methadon zur Substitution
USA. Navigating Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
USA. Navigating Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
NEW ORLEANS ― Methadone can save the lives of patients with opioid use disorder, but it can also destroy those lives, so how do prescribers determine optimal candidates for treatment?
Here at the Institute of Psychiatric Services (IPS): The Mental Health Services 2017 Conference, Margaret Chaplin, MD, and Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, discussed the role of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, and more specifically, the important role of methadone. (Medscape, 03.11.2017)