Treating Opiate Dependency Author:David E. Smith, Donald R. Wesson, Donald J. Tusel Treating Opiate Dependency — A guide for treatment professionals — Moving beyond the stereotypical image of the unemployed, criminal heroin addict, this valuable reference book identifies the expanding parameters of opiate abuse and addiction. Thoroughly examined in these pages are the dangers of chemicals diverted from pharmacy shelves to street ... more »dealers; misused prescription painkillers; and an overview of methadone maintenance programs, their history, and possible future growth.
Drs. David E. Smith, Donald R. Wesson, and Donald J. Tusel bring to this book extensive clinical treatment experience and research knowledge gained through their work with the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, the University of California at San Francisco, the Merritt Peralta Chemical-Dependency Recovery Hospital, and the Substance Abuse Clinic at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center. Their expertise is easily accessible to all medical and chemical dependency professionals in chapters on: