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Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:24:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Contents https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/contents.html <img alt="canread000" src="images/stories/cannabisreader/canread000.jpg" width="661" height="220" /> EditorsSharon Rödner Sznitman, Börje Olsson, Robin Room <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4354:introduction&catid=285&Itemid=9">Introduction</a> <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4355:foreword&catid=285&Itemid=9">Foreword</a>Wolfgang Götz <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4356:overview-of-volume-1&catid=285&Itemid=9">Overview of Volume 1</a>Sharon Rödner Sznitman and Börje Olsson Part I: Cannabis in the past <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4357:chapter-1-cannabis-as-medicine-in-europe-in-the-19th-century&catid=285&Itemid=9">Chapter 1: Cannabis as medicine in Europe in the 19th century</a>Manfred Fankhauser <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4358:chapter-2-the-re-emergence-of-the-therapeutic-use-of-cannabis-products-recent-developments-and-future-prospects&catid=285&Itemid=9">Chapter 2: The re-emergence of the therapeutic use of cannabis products: recent developments and future prospects</a> John Witton <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4359:chapter-3-the-pharmacology-of-cannabis-issues-for-understanding-its-use&catid=285&Itemid=9">Chapter 3: The pharmacology of cannabis: issues for understanding its use</a>Desmond Corrigan <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4360:chapter-4-soma-the-wootton-report-and-cannabis-law-reform-in-britain-during-the-1960s-and-1970s&catid=285&Itemid=9">Chapter 4... Manuals Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Introduction https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/introduction.html Smoked, eaten, imbibed — or just talked about — it seems the world has a strong appetite for cannabis. An estimated one in five European adults have tried it. Thirteen million Europeans have consumed it in the past month. Globally, nearly 50 000 tonnes of cannabis herb or resin is produced for consumption each year. Little wonder, then, that cannabis has become a controversial cultural and commercial phenomenon. Today, cannabis has a unique ability to divide opinion among policymakers, scient... Manuals Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Foreword https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/foreword.html Cannabis is Europe’s most-consumed illicit drug. An estimated 13.4 million European adults have used cannabis in the last month. Cannabis also supports a multibillion euro market across the EU, with the share of cannabis resin in many markets losing ground to herbal cannabis. Moreover, treatment demand for cannabis use is rising in many Member States. Such facts underline the importance of having a clear understanding of what is known about cannabis in Europe, for example its impact on public h... Manuals Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Overview of Volume 1 https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/overview-of-volume-1.html Part I: Cannabis in the past 1 Cannabis as medicine in Europe in the 19th centuryManfred Fankhauser 2 The re-emergence of the therapeutic use of cannabis products: recent developments and future prospectsJohn Witton 3 The pharmacology of cannabis: issues for understanding its useDesmond Corrigan 4 Soma, the Wootton Report and cannabis law reform in Britain during the 1960s and 1970sStephen Abrams 5 Cannabis’s role in drawing attention to ‘the drugs problem’ in SwedenBörje Olsson 6 En... Manuals Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 1 Cannabis as medicine in Europe in the 19th century https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-1-cannabis-as-medicine-in-europe-in-the-19th-century.html Keywords: cannabis – history – medicine – medicinal use – pharmaceutical use – pharmacy Setting the context Cannabis has been the subject in recent years of substantial historical study. Overviews include Abel (1980), Grinspoon and Bakalar (1993), Mathre (1997), Sloman (1998), Matthews (1998, revised 2003), Rätsch (2001), Grotenhermen (2002), Wujastyk (2002), Green (2002), Booth (2003), Allegret (2006) and Russo (2007). This explosion in historical interest is firmly rooted in the p... Manuals Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 2 The re-emergence of the therapeutic use of cannabis products: recent developments and ... https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-2-the-re-emergence-of-the-therapeutic-use-of-cannabis-products-recent-developments-and-future-prospects.html Keywords: cannabinoid – cannabis – dronabinol – medicinal use – medicines –    multiple sclerosis – pharmaceutical – pharmacology – pharmacy –    Sativex – therapeutics –therapy Setting the contextThe previous chapter looked at the history of medicinal use of cannabis. It is interesting to consider that, a century ago, the patent medicine J. Collis Browne's Chiorociyne(a mixture of laudanum, tincture of cannabis, and chloroform) could be purcha... Manuals Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 3 The pharmacology of cannabis: issues for understanding its use https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-3-the-pharmacology-of-cannabis-issues-for-understanding-its-use.html Keywords: cannabinoids — cannabis — pharmacology — physical effects — THC Setting the contextTo understand cannabis, it is helpful to have a knowledge of the pharmacology of the drug. What are the psychoactive effects of the substance, and what physical and neurological changes are brought about by the product? What can be said about thevarying effects of dosage, route of administration, the type of product (herb, resin, oil), and the use environment? Scientific knowledge about the phar... Manuals Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 YOUR PERSONAL RECOVERY TOOL https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Personal-Recovery-Tools-for-the-Drug-Dependent/your-personal-recovery-tool.html For whom <img alt="ball2.red" src="images/stories/icons/ball2.red.gif" width="20" height="20" /> Have you just completed your treatment programme and are trying to recover?  <img alt="ball2.red" src="images/stories/icons/ball2.red.gif" width="20" height="20" /> Do you feel frustrated that things are not happening the way you want them to? <img alt="ball2.red" src="images/stories/icons/ball2.red.gif" width="20" height="20" /> Are you upset that people around you do not understand your problems? <img alt="ball2.red" src="images/stories/icons/ball2.red.gif" width="20" height="20" /> Are there times when you feel like going back to drugs again? Well, then this is written specially for you. How it will help This manual provides you with valuable information and practical tips that are going to change your life. It provides th... Manuals Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:25:14 +0100 Chapter 4 Soma, the Wootton Report and cannabis law reform in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-4-soma-the-wootton-report-and-cannabis-law-reform-in-britain-during-the-1960s-and-1970s.html Keywords: 1960s — autobiography — the Beatles — cannabis — legislation —    lobbying — protest movements — social protest — sociology —Wootton Report Setting the contextThis chapter provides a first-person account of a significant event in the history of cannabis policymaking in Europe: the publication of the UK's Wootton Report in 1969. There was some debate about whether to include this chapter in the monograph. The chapter is self-evidently personal in tone. Y... Manuals Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 5 Cannabis's role in drawing attention to 'the drugs problem' in Sweden https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-5-cannabiss-role-in-drawing-attention-to-the-drugs-problem-in-sweden.html Keywords: cannabis — jazz musicians — media coverage — moral panic — Sweden Setting the context In many aspects of government the 'Swedish model' is held up as a paradigm. Sweden is often cited as proof that a distributionist welfare state can co-exist with a strong market economy. Although Sweden is not immune to social problems, the country's9 million inhabitants are able to boast an impressive record within EU countries on many health indicators. So how does Sweden look in terms of ... Manuals Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 A BRIEF NOTE https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Personal-Recovery-Tools-for-the-Drug-Dependent/a-brief-note.html We have adopted some standardisations with regard to the terminology used in this book. This is largely to ensure simplicity of presentation and clarity in understanding. The following notes will therefore be of use to you. <img alt="ball.blue" src="images/stories/icons/ball.blue.gif" width="14" height="14" />    This book covers drug dependency in general. However, expressions like addiction to alcohol, drug addiction, substance abuse and chemical dependency have been used in specific contexts where appropriate. These may, therefore, be understood within the overal... Manuals Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 6 Enlargement 2005: cannabis in the new EU Member States https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-6-enlargement-2005-cannabis-in-the-new-eu-member-states.html Keywords affordability – availability – cannabis use – EU enlargement – herbal cultivation – law enforcement – public debate – social representations – social responses – supply routes Setting the context This chapter examines cannabis use in the 10 Member States which joined the European Union in May 2004. It attempts to identify patterns in a cluster, and aims to increase our understanding of cultural, social and economic issues which are deeply embedded in cannabis use ... Manuals Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Personal-Recovery-Tools-for-the-Drug-Dependent/acknowledgements.html For a person recovering from addiction, the initial process may quite often be painful. Writing a book for such a person full of conflicts and confusion is no easy task. It has got to be racy enough to read, lucid enough to comprehend and pragmatic enough to practice. The following people worked as a team and made this possible. I am grateful to each one for his / her contribution . My heartfelt thanks to UNESCO and the European Commission who provided the grant and made this possible. Rukmani... Manuals Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 7 Cannabis control in Europe https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-7-cannabis-control-in-europe.html Keywords: cannabis – decriminalisation – drug policy – Europe – legislation – international law – UN convention Setting the contextThe history of cannabis has been the subject of numerous books in recent years (see Fankhauser, this monograph). One of the many historical perspectives that have been explored is cannabis's social, political and legislative history. This chapter providesa brief history of controls on cannabis, and analyses a series of recent government enquiries that hav... Manuals Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 8 In thinking about cannabis policy, what can be learned from alcohol and tobacco? https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-8-in-thinking-about-cannabis-policy-what-can-be-learned-from-alcohol-and-tobacco.html Keywords: alcohol – cannabis – economics – environmental strategy – polydrug consumption – prohibition – regulation –taxation –tobacco Setting the context Cannabis is just one of many psychoactive substances used in Europe for recreational and therapeutic purposes. Research into the topic has never really ignored this real-life polydrug use. Most joints contain tobacco. A cannabis session often includes the consumption of alcoholic drinks. These are givens. Nonetheless, only rec... Manuals Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 9 An open front door: the coffee shop phenomenon in the Netherlands https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-9-an-open-front-door-the-coffee-shop-phenomenon-in-the-netherlands.html Keywords: cannabis — coffee shops — drugs tourism — enforcement —the Netherlands — regulation Setting the context A European monograph on cannabis would not be complete without a chapter on Dutch 'coffee shops'. 'Coffee shop' in the Dutch context is a euphemism for cafés where, since 1976, the sale and consumption of cannabis has been tolerated. This chapter provides a number of surprising insights on the coffee shop phenomenon, from the leading Dutch authority on the subject. The N... Manuals Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 10 Cannabis policy: tightening the ties in Denmark https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-10-cannabis-policy-tightening-the-ties-in-denmark.html Keywords: cannabis — crackdown — enforcement — Christiania — Copenhagen — Denmark — legislation — protest and reform movements Setting the context Several chapters in this monograph have touched on the link between cannabis culture and social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. One of the remnants of this period is the alternative district of Christiania in Copenhagen, Denmark, recently described by Time-Life magazine as 'Europe's last commune. One of the features of Christiania wa... Manuals Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 11 Cannabis: a harm reduction perspective https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-11-cannabis-a-harm-reduction-perspective.html Keywords: cannabis — education — harm reduction — information — vaporisers Setting the context 'Harm reduction' means many things to many people. A useful and concise definition is provided by the UN's Glossary of Terms on Demand Reduction ('), which mentions 'policies or programmes that focus on reducing the harm resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs, both to the individual and larger community (...) without necessarily requiring abstinence'. The definition clarifies that ha... Manuals Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 12 Global cannabis cultivation and trafficking https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-12-global-cannabis-cultivation-and-trafficking.html Keywords: cannabis — cannabis herb — cannabis resin — cultivation — demand — prices — seizures — supply — trafficking Setting the contextSizing markets for illicit products is always difficult. The most basic challenge is that the standard yardsticks common for legal markets cannot be used. Analysis and forecasts are simply not available for illicit goods, and economists working on the issue are faced with a lack of standard sources such as investor reports, tax declarations and ... Manuals Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 13 Monitoring cannabis availability in Europe: issues, trends and challenges https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-13-monitoring-cannabis-availability-in-europe-issues-trends-and-challenges.html Keywords: availability — cannabis — market — prices — supply Setting the context In most of Europe, few would argue that cannabis is difficult to obtain for those who seek to use it. Nonetheless, when looking at issues of supply and demand, sellers and buyers, products and distribution, there are numerous pieces of the picture which need to be assembled to gain an insight into how policymakers may tackle the drug's distribution. This chapter looks at the broader concept of availability ... Manuals Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 14 Understanding cannabis potency and monitoring cannabis products in Europe https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-14-understanding-cannabis-potency-and-monitoring-cannabis-products-in-europe.html Keywords: cannabinoids – cannabis – potency – seizures – THC Setting the context Perhaps spurred by rises in treatment admissions and increased knowledge about the health-related harms of cannabis, much has been claimed in the past few years about a change in the potency of cannabis. There are patterns in recent media coverage of cannabis potency. High-potency herbal cannabis is often contrasted with a purported milder substance smoked in the 1960s and 1970s. European languages use evo... Manuals Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 15 Multinational export-import ventures: Moroccan hashish into Europe through Spain https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-15-multinational-export-import-ventures-moroccan-hashish-into-europe-through-spain.html Keywords: cannabis — cannabis resin — crime networks — criminology — Morocco — socio-economic analysis — trafficking Setting the context In recent decades, Morocco has emerged as the world's largest producer and exporter of cannabis resin, or hashish. The Moroccan cannabis resin market is substantial: the country supplies over 70% of the cannabis resin consumed in Europe, and half of global production (EMCDDA, 2006). Within Morocco itself, hashish is one of the key agricultural prod... Manuals Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 16 An analysis of the significance of supply and market factors for variations in ... https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/chapter-16-an-analysis-of-the-significance-of-supply-and-market-factors-for-variations-in-european-cannabis-use.html Keywords: cannabis — seizures — supply — market modelling — trafficking Setting the context The chapter by Carpentier et al. (this monograph) discussed the broad concept of 'availability' as applied to the cannabis market in Europe. The chapters by Ballotta et al., Korf and Asmussen also suggest that governments across Europe are placing emphasis upon the stronger enforcement of the supply of cannabis. Despite this, our understanding of the cannabis market remains limited, as does our u... Manuals Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:36:27 +0100 Grey Literature List https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Cannabis-Reader/grey-literature-list.html ... Manuals Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/structure-of-the-manual.html <img alt="espm000" src="images/stories/manual/espm000.jpg" width="319" height="219" /> Structure of the Manual This manual has been devised for people who want to involve drug users in HIV/AIDS prevention activities for their peers. This could be either professionals working in drug or HIV/AIDS service organisations or drug user self-organisations. In Chapter 1 we define some terms that will clarify different viewpoints on the work of drug users. In Chapter 2 the manual offers tips, hints and considerations on the organisation of peer support groups and activities. This chapte... Manuals Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 2 ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/chapter-2-organisational-aspects.html Chapter 2  ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS <a href="#introduction">INTRODUCTION</a> <a href="#options and choices">OPTIONS AND CHOICES</a> Introduction Autonomy or integration Paid or unpaid work Active users, substituted users, ex-users Exclusively focus on HIV/AIDS prevention or not <a href="#General organisational aspects">GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS</a> Introduction Internal affairs Collecting information Setting the aims Selecting the target group(s) Establishing priorities within a problem area The reach and limits of present services Pragmatic criteria Choosing an approach The wo... Manuals Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 3 SAFER BEHAVIOUR MESSAGES https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/chapter-3-safer-behaviour-messages.html Chapter 3 Safer behaviour messages Content <a href="#Transmission of HIV"></a><a>TRANSMISSION OF HIV</a> <a href="#Safer Use">SAFER USE</a> Introduction Cleaning works Boiling out injection equipment The bleach procedure The iodine procedure The alcohol procedure Preparing a shot Self-injecting   Drug emergencies    Introduction      Fatal dilution's      Mixing drugs   Choking   The vital functions    Kiss of life    ... Manuals Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 4 METHODS OF DELIVERY https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/chapter-4-methods-of-delivery.html Chapter 4 METHODS OF DELIVERY Table of Contents <a href="#Introduction">INTRODUCTION</a> <a href="#Outreach Work">OUTREACH WORK</a>Introduction     How to make contact      The first steps  Making a new contact on your own   Outdoor, on the street  Indoor, in a pub or youth centre    Being introduced by someone    Counselling   How to raise the subject of safer behaviour How to discuss safer behaviour      Attitude and behaviour  Practical rules&n... Manuals Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 5 ANNEXES https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/chapter-5-annexes.html From 0 to 6000 centigrade in 2 seconds Chasing the dragon (from Mainline, special edition VII Ith International Conference on AIDS Amsterdam, July 1992) Two-thirds of all heroin users chase the dragon. Yet little is known about it. Does the aluminium foil give off harmful fumes? What happens when the dope is cut with something else? And how much dope do you lose when you chase the dragon? The views of some users, a doctor and a laboratory analyst. It started off as a rage in Hong Kong early i... Manuals Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chapter 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ADDRESSES https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Peer-Support-Manual/chapter-6-bibliography-and-addresses.html DeutschAkzept (ed.), Leben mit Drogen. Akzeptierende Drogenarbeit als Schadens-begrenzung gegen repressive Drogenpolitik. Berlin, 1991.Akzept (ed.), Menschenwi_irde in der Drogenpolitik. Ohne Legalisierung geht es nicht! Hamburg, 1993.Balke, K., Thiel, W. (eds.), Professionelle unterstutzen Selbsthilfegruppen. Freiburg i.Br., 1991.Bollinger, L. and Stover, H., Drogenpraxis, Drogenrecht, Drogenpolitik. Ein Leitfaden furDrogenberater, Drogenbenutzer, Artze und Juristen, 3rd edition. Frankfurt am Ma... Manuals Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 INTRODUCTION https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/introduction.html INTRODUCTION Our interest in the issue of the criminal justice system and health promotion for drug users stems from our involvement in prisons in the framework of the European Peer Support Project (EPSP), a project which began in 1993. The focus of this project has been on developing peer support as a means to risk reduction in intravenous drug user (IDU) communities in the different EU Member States. The objective of this project, which was financially supported by the drug prevention program ... Manuals Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:33:10 +0100 SUBJECTS OF THIS PROJECT’S MESSAGE https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/subjects-of-this-projects-message.html SUBJECTS OF THIS PROJECT’S MESSAGE 1 GENERAL HEALTH TIPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN PRISON Prison and health hardly seem an ideal combination, and yet it is precisely the place where health - of inmates and of staff - is so important. Body and psyche of inmates, particularly when imprisoned for longer periods, are placed under a great strain, which can lead to illness. Here are some tips to show how to take care of your body in prison. 1.1 Mental stabilityLong-term imprisonment can have an e... Manuals Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS, BACTERIA AND PARASITES: HIV; HEPATITIS; TB AND STD’S https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/transmission-of-virus-bacteria-and-parasites-hiv-hepatitis-tb-and-stds.html TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS, BACTERIA AND PARASITES: HIV; HEPATITIS; TB AND STD’S ‘All dragons are dead. The only real challenge that more or less was not eliminated by the relentless domestication of the once wild roaming human species is the fight against our untamed small fellow creatures, lying in ambush in dark corners and creeping up on us from the bodies of rats, mice and various pets which fly and crawl around together with insects and await us in our food, drink and even invade our love l... Manuals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SAFER SEX IN PRISONS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/safer-sex-in-prisons.html SAFER SEX IN PRISONS Sexual activities occur inside prisons, just as they do outside. Sexual experiences and pleasure are part of being human. In the same way that prisons are not drug free, neither are they sex free. In addition, prison life produces conditions that encourage the establishment of homosexual or lesbian relationships within the institution. The prevalence of sexual activity in prison is based on such factors as whether the accommodation is single-cell or dormitory, the duration o... Manuals Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 TO SUM IT UP: HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF! https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/to-sum-it-up-how-to-protect-oneself.html TO SUM IT UP: HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF! 5.1 Daily contactOf the infectious diseases described above, only the ‘flu and TB can be transmitted through daily contact. Testing new arrivals with a chronic cough for TB has greatly reduced the risk of infection with TB. Protecting yourself from the ‘flu (influenza) is virtually impossible. Fortunately, the ‘flu is not serious. Only people in poor health should have themselves vaccinated. To avoid spreading bacteria or viruses through the air, alway... Manuals Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SAFER DRUG USE IN PRISONS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/6-safer-drug-use-in-prisons.html 6 SAFER DRUG USE IN PRISONS Based on Trautmann / Barendregt ‘European Peer Support Manual’ (see References)Because of the scarcity of injecting equipment, those inmates who continue to inject while in custody are likely to engage in very high-risk behaviours for transmission of blood-borne viruses, many of which they would not countenance outside prison. Because they have easy access to sterile syringes outside prison from drug services in most EU countries, many inmates experience a ‘hygie... Manuals Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 SKIN PENETRATION: ACUPUNCTURE, TATTOOING AND EAR PIERCING https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/skin-penetration-acupuncture-tattooing-and-ear-piercing.html SKIN PENETRATION: ACUPUNCTURE, TATTOOING AND EAR PIERCING In prison tattooing and piercing are usually done with needles and other sharp objects that are often used by someone else before. Small blood particles may remain on the equipment. The infection risks with tattooing and piercing can easily be prevented by using bleach disinfection procedures for sterilizing the needles, or by providing facilities for boiling the syringes (see chapter 6.1 in this chapter). Some basic advice is given here ... Manuals Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN PRISONS - WHY AND HOW? https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/risk-reduction-strategies-in-prisons-why-and-how.html RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN PRISONS - WHY AND HOW? It is evident that strategies have to be developed for the prison setting, to address problems such as the use of injectable drugs, unprotected sexual contacts and tattooing with non-sterile equipment, lack of knowledge about transmission of viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and the dynamics of addiction. The limited possibilities in prison call for creativity and unconventional solutions. ‘Second best’ or ‘better-than nothing’-strategies whic... Manuals Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 PROBLEMS IN TRANSFERRING RISK REDUCTION MEASURES INTO THE PRISON SETTING https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/problems-in-transferring-risk-reduction-measures-into-the-prison-setting.html PROBLEMS IN TRANSFERRING RISK REDUCTION MEASURES INTO THE PRISON SETTING Risk reduction strategies commonly applied outside prison are often regarded as undermining the measures taken inside prison to reduce the supply of drugs. To support, on the one hand, the hygienic use of illegal drugs (by means of bleach and syringe/needle provision) and then, on the other hand, confiscate them when they come to light is a fundamental contradiction. Risk reduction strategies are regarded as a challenge to ... Manuals Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/organisational-aspects.html ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS The aim of risk reduction activities in prison is to achieve a level-headed approach to the health care matters that concern drug addicted inmates and the health risks of the prison personnel. Therefore the organisation of risk reduction activities must be prepared carefully. One should approach this task via the following steps: Needs assessment Setting priorities and aims Defining the target group(s) Choosing an approach Evaluation 3.1 Needs assessment / collecting... Manuals Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 MAIN CONCEPTS FOR ASSISTING DRUG USERS IN PRISONS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/main-concepts-for-assisting-drug-users-in-prisons.html MAIN CONCEPTS FOR ASSISTING DRUG USERS IN PRISONS How can health risks related to drug use, sex or tattooing be avoided? We all know that individual habits, social rituals, norms and external factors and lack of information often form obstacles to changing behaviour that is perceived as risky or even damaging. From prevention theory we know that inside information, knowledge from personal experience and trust are important factors in the take up and cessation of a certain behaviour. In the field... Manuals Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 HOW TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DRUG-USING INMATES https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/how-to-make-contact-with-drug-using-inmates.html HOW TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DRUG-USING INMATES *2 There is one basic problem in reaching drug users in prison. A prerequisite for discussing safer behaviour is that generally inmates would have to ‘out’ themselves as former, current, actual or potential drug users. The only exception to this is when distributing general information, e.g. on a leaflet handed out to all individuals on entering prison. Outing oneself as a drug user, however, is not easy in an institution that punishes this behavio... Manuals Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 COUNSELLING https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/counselling.html COUNSELLING *3 Counselling is a direct, personalised, and client-centred intervention designed to help initiate behaviour change, e.g. to keep people off drugs, avoid infections or, if already infected, to prevent transmission to other inmates or partners, and to obtain referral to additional medical care, preventive, psychosocial and other valuable services that are necessary in order to remain healthy. Counselling can consist of giving short advice and information, it can be referral, it can b... Manuals Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 TRAINING SEMINARS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/training-seminars.html TRAINING SEMINARS Training seminars for both prison staff and inmates are an important means of transferring relevant information about risk reduction. However, training seminars as part of a risk reduction strategy in prisons are - in most countries - a relatively new phenomenon. This is especially true for seminars in which both prison staff and inmates participate. Training seminars on risk reduction - particularly the ones aimed at inmates - are often perceived as threatening to the traditio... Manuals Sun, 30 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 EXERCISES FOR TRAINING SEMINARS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/exercises-for-training-seminars.html EXERCISES FOR TRAINING SEMINARS In the training seminars, the emphasis is not only on knowledge about safer behaviour but also on skills, attitude, social norms and self-efficacy. To ensure that more than just factual knowledge is transmitted, the interactive character of a seminar is important. Participants should not be taught but stimulated or even provoked to take part in the discussions. Therefore, we have made up and selected exercises based on active participation, which can be useful ele... Manuals Sat, 29 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 SERVICES https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/services.html SERVICESOf course, risk reduction activities are not limited to counselling and training. You have to create the conditions that allow prisoners to act according to the rules of risk reduction. One thing that is vital here is providing the tools and materials that people need to behave safely.In addition to facilitating safer behaviour, handing out this material provides an opportunity to pass along the message of safer behaviour. As stated above (see this chapter 2, 2.4 - 2.6) making contact and... Manuals Fri, 28 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Contents https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/contents.html Rate your Risks The Facts about Infections stichting  <img src="library/books/raterisks/mainline.gif" width="215" border="0" height="41" /> AIDS, hepatitis, tuvercolosis and other infectious diseases are found more frequently within the walls of a prison than outside. Working in a penitentiary, therefore carries a higher risk of infection. But how big exactly is this risk and what can you do to protect yourself? This book contains the facts about infections and includes tips to prevent infections inside the prison. But... Manuals Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.1 Introduction https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/11-introduction.html 1.1 Introduction Drinking out of someone's glass who has AIDS is like playing Russian roulette. Playing sports together is asking for trouble, and kissing is suicide. AIDS is surrounded by quite a few myths. But also with other infectious diseases, people are quick to jump to conclusions conclusions which often are based on little more than fear. For example, at the end of the Olympic Games of 1988, downright panic broke out when it became known that diver Greg Louganis apparently was infected ... Manuals Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.2 Face the virus https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/12-face-the-virus.html 1.2 Face the virus 'All dragons are dead ... The only real challenge that more or less was not eliminated by the relentless domestication of the once wild roaming human species is the fight against our untamed small fellow creatures, lying in ambush in dark corners and creeping up on us from the bodies of rats, mice and various pets which fly and crawl around together with insects and await as in our food, drink and even invade our love life. ' From: 'Rats, Lice and History' (1935) by flans Zi... Manuals Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.3 The prison as breeding ground for infections https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/the-prison-as-breeding-ground-for-infections.html The prison as breeding ground for infections "If there is one thing, more than anything else,, which should be done, it is that health in prisons must come under the responsibility of the public health authorities. The link between health in the community and health in prisons must be made as strong as possible. " Professor Tim Harding, University Institute for Legal Medicine, Geneva. AIDS, hepatitis and tuberculosis can be caught everywhere but as various statistics show, this possibility oft... Manuals Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.4 QUIZ 'Risky business' https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/14-quiz-risky-business.html 1.4 QUIZ 'Risky business' Can you get AIDS from eating off someone's plate? Is it dangerous if you prick yourself with a used syringe? What has the hepatitis C virus to do with AIDS? In short, what do you know about health risks? Test your knowledge with this quiz. 1. water and soap kill the hepatitis B virus A. Correct B. Incorrect 2. Less than half of all infecting drug users are infected with the hepatitis C virus A. Correct B. Incorrect 3. Accidentally pricking yourself ... Manuals Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.5 The flu https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/15-the-flu.html 1.5 The flu The flu, (Influenza), is a relatively harmless viral disease which mainly appears in the winter when one's resistance is low. Do you always get sick when you catch it? No, this depends on one's resistance. The lower the resistance or the weaker someone's physical condition, the greater the chance to get sick. What are the symptoms? High fever, head, muscle and sometimes throat pain and a dry cough. Can the flu be cured? Yes. Within a week, most people are back on their feet b... Manuals Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.6 Hepatitis A https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/16-hepatitis-a.html 1.6 Hepatitis A 'Hepar' is Greek for liver. "The addition 'itis' means infection. Hepatitis, therefore, is an infection of the liver. There are different types of hepatitis. Hepatitis A is the most harmless variety but is very contagious. Each year, over 10 million people world-wide are infected with the hepatitis A virus. Does one always get sick, when infected? No. How long is the incubation period? After initial infection, it normally takes two to six weeks before one gets sick. What are... Manuals Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.7 Hepatitis B https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/17-hepatitis-b.html 1.7 Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver and is caused by a virus. When hepatitis B turns chronic, the illness can become very serious and can, in the long run, even lead to cancer of the liver. Hepatitis B is very contagious. Do you always get sick when infected? Hepatitis B can be very insidious as symptoms do not always occur. Someone could be infected, unknowinly and unwillingly infect others. How long is the incubation period? After initial infection, it normally takes... Manuals Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.8 Hepatitis C https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/18-hepatitis-c.html 1.8 Hepatitis C Hepatitis C was not discovered until 1988. It is an infection of the liver and is caused by a virus. When hepatitis C turns chronic, the illness can become very serious and can, in the long run, even lead to cancer of the liver. Hepatitis C is particularly common among injecting drug users. Do you always get sick when infected? No, someone can even be a carrier of the hepatitis C virus for the remainder of his/her life without ever feeling sick. 1 he danger of this is that thi... Manuals Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.9 HIV/AIDS https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/19-hivaids.html 1.9 HIV/AIDS AIDS is an infectious disease and is caused by HIV. This virus attacks the immune system. If someone is HIV positive, he/she basically is healthy. Only when the bodily resistance has deteriorated so much that he/she keeps contracting all kinds of diseases, he/she is considered as having AIDS. Do you always get sick when infected? Yes, this is what experience tells us. However, recent therapies seem to be able to postpone the outbreak for an indefinite period. By strictly followin... Manuals Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.10 Sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/110-sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds.html 1.10 Sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) STD's are contagious venereal diseases and are caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites. They are spread through blood, vaginal secretion, and via contact of the partner's mucous membranes of the genitals, (as in heavy petting). The severity of an STD can vary from being 'inconvenient' (crab lice) to fatal (AIDS). Some STD's (among others chlamyclia) can lead to infertility if not treated in time. With an STD 'under your belt' you stand a greater chanc... Manuals Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.11 Tuberculosis https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/111-tuberculosis.html 1.11 Tuberculosis It was 1882 when the rod-shaped tubercle bacillus was discovered which for centuries had caused the much feared 'white plague': tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the lung (pulmonary tuberculosis) is the most common type. Here, the bacterium has lodged itself in the lungs. Do you always get sick when infected? No. How long is the incubation period? One could get sick immediately after initial infection but it also could take years. This depends very much on the person's health.... Manuals Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.12 Abscesses https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/112-abscesses.html 1.12 Abscesses An abscess is a healthy bodily reaction, which develops after an infection. The pus, which has accumulated in a hard, painful balloon, is a waste product of the body's natural resistance. Pus is inevit able for the healing process, as the harmful bacteria can only leave the body through the pus. The healing process is completed when the abscess has opened and the pus has driven out the dirt and the bacteria. How do you get a" abscess? An abscess develops through dirt, pieces o... Manuals Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 1.13 Scables, lice and fleas https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/113-scables-lice-and-fleas.html 1.13 Scables, lice and fleas They are small and harmless: fleas, scabies, pubicand head lice. Once someone is 'chosen as host', he or she can. expect enervating itchiness. Tip: Keep finger nails as short as possible. This way, the least damage is inflicted during the inevitable scratching. Scabies The itch-mite is a spider-like insect of less than a millimetre. It digs tunnels under the skin. These tunnels, as well as the mite itself, can be seen with the naked eye. How do you get scabies? ... Manuals Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 2.1 Introduction https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/21-introduction.html 2. Risk Reduction How to Reduce Health Risks in Prisons 2.1 Introduction  For centuries, women have been afraid of childbirth. Not because of the pain but because of the very real risk of dying of child bed fever. A few simple hygienic measures put an end to this bacteriological infection. We owe this to the Hungarian gynaecologist Ignaz Semmelweis, who in 1847 urgently appealed to his students to wash their hands before entering the maternity ward. His request was met with considerable r... Manuals Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 2.2 Quiz 'Play it safe' https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/quiz-play-it-safe.html quiz 'Play it safe' 'Safe sex' and 'safe drug use' are inevitable in the prevention of HIV and other infections. What do you know about safe condom use and cleaning of syringes? but also What do you know about accidents with used needles? Test your knowledge with this quiz. 1. Cleaning syringes with bleach and iodine is ne hundred percent safe A. Correct B. Incorrect 2. If you are afraid that the condom might tear best use two condoms over each other A. Correct B. Incorrect ... Manuals Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 2.3 Step-by-step strategies https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/23-step-by-step-strategies.html 2.3 Step-by-step strategies Provide adequate health care  In most prisons, new inmates are interviewed by the prison's medical service and if necessary, examined. Among others, the medical staff watches out for infectious diseases. But one can also contract an infection inside the prison. Then quick detection and adequate treatment are absolutely essential to prevent the disease from spreading. This particularly applies to tuberculosis - an infectious disease which, just as the flu, can alr... Manuals Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.1 Introduction https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/31-introduction.html Happiness per Milligram The Effect of Drugs 3.1 Introduction Whether heroin or Ecstasy, most drugs provoke debate. But they also raise questions as only a few people have any real knowledge of drugs. These halftruths make many people afraid of drugs but have precisely the opposite effect on others. The drug user himself enjoys the I rush' and will never forget his first trip leading into paradise with a mellow 'high or at full overdrive. His parents much rather remember his first tooth, when... Manuals Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.2 Quiz 'What do you know about drugs?' https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/quiz-what-do-you-know-about-drugs.html quiz 'What do you know about drugs?' Brown sugar. Golden Sunshine, purple Haze, White Lady, Pink Floyd, red Lebanon. In the 'colourful' world of drugs one could easily get lost. What do you know about drugs? Test your knowledge with this quiz. 1. When using heroin, one might be overcome by an irresistible craving for sweets A. Correct B. Incorrect 2. With combined use, cannabis breaks down the effect of alcohol A. Correct B. Incorrect 3. A glass of hard liquor is morev damag... Manuals Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.3 Uppers, downers and hallucinogens https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/33-uppers-downers-and-hallucinogens.html 3.3 Uppers, downers and hallucinogens Drugs affect the central nervous system. They do this in several ways. The socalled 'uppers' like cocaine and speed have a stimulating effect. The user feels that he has lots of energy and is much more talkative and 'loose' than usual. Heroin, alcohol and benzodiazepines, (sleeping medication and tranquillizers), on the other hand, create a mellow 'high', have a calming effect and are therefore referred to as 'downers'. Hallucinogens, such as LSD and mushro... Manuals Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.4 Hashish and marijuana (cannabis) https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/34-hashish-and-marijuana-cannabis.html 3.4 Hashish and marijuana (cannabis) see also 4.4 'Hashish has nothing in common with the crude drunkenness generated by the citizen from the Northern countries with wine and strong drink: Hashish produces an intellectual high. " 111. Gautier 1844. Hashish and marijuana derive from the plant cannabis sativa. The female tops supply the raw material for marijuana, and hashish is produced from the plant's resin. After tobacco and alcohol, cannabis is the most commonly used drug. Marijuana has a ... Manuals Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.5 Alcohol https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/35-alcohol.html 3.5 Alcohol 'Good Lord, if our civilisation would sober up for a couple of days, it would die on the third day from remorse. " Malcolm Lowry, 'Under the vulcano', 1947. Alcohol is derived from the fermentation of grains or fruit sugar, (among others grapes), and is processed into three categories: beers (ca. 5% alcohol), wines (ca. 11 % alcohol), and spirits (ca. 35% alcohol). Sherry and port have an extrahigh alcohol percentage (ca. 20%) but fall under the category 'wines'. In spite of the ... Manuals Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.6 Cocaine, freebase cocaine and crack https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/36-cocaine-freebase-cocaine-and-crack.html 3.6 Cocaine, freebase cocaine and crack see also 4.6 "A brain loaded with cocaine is like an crazy pinball machine, whose blue and red lamps flash on and off in an electric orgasm." William Burroughs, 'Naked Lunch', 1951). Cocaine comes from the coca plant which grows in the South-American Andes mountains. Chewing coca-leaves is an ancient custom of the Incas against fatigue and altitude sickness. It only turns into cocaine after a chemical process. The white crystalline powder can also be t... Manuals Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.7 Heroin and methadone https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/37-heroin-and-methadone.html 3.7 Heroin and methadone (see also 4.7 "Brown sugar - how come you taste so good. "Rolling Stones, 1971. Heroin belongs to the so-called opiates. These are substances derived from the plant, papaver somniferum. By making an incision in the unripe seed pod of the papaver plant and drying the released milky juice, the lightest of the opiates is won: Crude opium. Crude opium has been used for centuries already. From crude opium, morphine is isolated. And from morphine, through a chemical process,... Manuals Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.8 Hallucinogens https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/38-hallucinogens.html 3.8 Hallucinogens (see also 4.8) "In a dream-like state with closed eyes, (the daylight appeared unpleasantly bright), I noticed a continuous stream of fantastic images, bizarre shapes with an intense kaleidoscopic play of colours. " Albert Hofmann 1943. Hallucinogens are naturally or synthetically derived substances, which have a strong effect on people's senses, consciousness and perception. The combination of hallucinogens with other drugs or alcohol has unpredictable effects and therefore i... Manuals Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.9 Speed https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/39-speed.html 3.9 Speed "You are simply unstoppable. You just keep going endlessly. Where the energy comes from? You're bound to find out... After a few days, you're completely out of steam. And don't ever think that you're being productive, that you're creating something useful, You're only busy with idiotic things. Freaking on the square inch - boy, it kills your nerves. " A user, Vraagbaak bij Verslavingen', 1995. In comparison to most other drugs, speed has not existed all that long. At the end of the ... Manuals Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.10 Ecstasy (XTC) https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/310-ecstasy-xtc.html 3.10 Ecstasy (XTC) see also 4.10 Ecstasy makes its user as soft as butter. Even the toughest, aggressive macho will turn into a softie." Gerben Hellinga and Hans Plomp Uit je bol' (1 reaking out), 11)94. The 'love drug' of the nineties is sold in tablet form. The pills have different colours and often have pictures on them. Its image as a love drug derives from the substance MDMA, which creates an atmosphere of confidentiality and intimacy. But Ecstasy also has the reputation of being a 'party... Manuals Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3.11 Sleeping medication and tranquillizers https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Rate-your-Risks/311-sleeping-medication-and-tranquillizers.html 3.11 Sleeping medication and tranquillizers (see also 4.11) "In the world of drug addicts, sleeping pill users are looked down upon: Goof ball bums don't have any class... William Burroughs. In 1965, the effects of benzodiazepines were discovered. Known examples of these are Librium, Valium (also known as diazepam), Rohypnol (oxazepam), Normison (temazepam) and Prothiad. How are benzodiazepines used? Sleeping medicines and tranquillizers are usually taken orally but can also be inj . ected.... Manuals Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Contents https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/contents.html <img src="library/books/methandbook/m01.gif" alt="m01.gif (55784 bytes)" width="188" height="247" /> The Methadone Handbook 1st on line edition (based on the 3rd edition) by Andrew Preston <a href="library/books/methandbook/introduction.htm">Introduction</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/m03001.htm" target="main">Why methadone: isn't it worse than heroin?</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/m05001.htm">Starting a script</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/history.htm" target="_self">The history of methadone</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/mixture.htm" target="_self">mixture, linctus, injectables and tablets</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/whatis.htm" target="_self">What is methadone mixture DTF 1mg/1ml</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/tolerance.htm" target="_self">Tolerance</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/whatdoes.htm" target="_self">What does it do?</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/effects.htm" target="_self">Effects</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/longterm.htm" target="_self">Long term effects</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/women.htm" target="_self">Women and methadone</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/notificaTION.htm" target="_self">Notification to the Home Office</a> <a href="library/books/methandbook/pharmacists.htm" target="_self">Chem... Manuals Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Introduction https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/introduction.html This handbook contains information that might be useful if you’ve got, or are thinking about, a methadon prescription. It is written for people with long-term scripts and for people who are coming off. If you don’t want to read it cover to cover you can use it to look things up However everyone is different and a booklet is no substitute for a drug worker, so if you can’t find the information you need, want to know more about something or have any questions or worries you should be able t... Manuals Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 The history of methadone https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/the-history-of-methadone.html The history of methadone Methadone is a synthetic drug. It was first invented in Germany during the Second World War by scientists who, having discovered pethidine some years earlier, were developing other similar compounds. When first invented it was given the name Polamidon. But it wasn't brought into commercial production at all during the war. After the war the factory where methadone was invented fell under American control and it was they who began the first clinical trials in 1947. The... Manuals Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Tolerance https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/tolerance.html Tolerance Tolerance is the way the body adapts in order to cope with the regular presence of some drugs. Once a tolerance has developed it takes bigger doses to achieve the same effect. The tolerance you have built up to other opiates is transferred to the methadone when you start the prescription. If the drug is withdrawn, tolerance will quickly drop back to original levels so it is easy to overdose after a break. One of reasons why why methadone is prescribed is that tolerance to methadone ... Manuals Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Long-term effects https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/long-term-effects.html Long-term effects Methadone doesn't damage your: Heart Liver but see <a href="library/books/methandbook/whatis.htm" target="_self"> (what is)</a> if you may have liver damage Brain Bones Reproductive system Immune system. It is true to say that methadone, even if taken for years, causes no direct physical damage and is usually much healthier than being dependent on illicit opiates. t However being (constipated for long periods (,in cause problems in later life and.... Methadone I mg/I ml attacks your teeth because: Methadone can restrict the pro... Manuals Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Chemist shops and pharmacists https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/chemist-shops-and-pharmacists.html Chemist shops and pharmacists This section may not apply to you as many prescribing agencies dispense their own methadone and some have collecting from a local pharmacy as a second stage of the programme So skip or save this section, depending on how you are going to pick upyour methadone.  There are lots of grapevine tales about staff with attitude problems - hut remember they have probably heard about (or had of) drug users with what they see as attitude problems too'. it is... Manuals Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Going away https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/going-away.html Going away If you are thinking of going away don't forget to sort out your script as soon is possible. The more notice you give the less chance there is that you will have to cancel your plans because you can't get your methadone while you are away, Your pharmacist can't dispense a day early because you are going away, nor can s/he give you methadone that should have been collected yesterday - legally they have to dispense according to the prescription.... Manuals Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Alcohol https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/alcohol.html Alcohol Methadone and alcohol boost each other's effect. So if you overdo either or both, you are much more likely to overdose. And as they both knock you out and can make you throw up you don't have to take a lethal dose to end up choking to death on your vomit while too sedated to wake up. If you find that methadone doesn't seem to be enough for you, talk to your doctor or drug worker about it rather than drinking more alcohol. The effects of alcohol are not altogether different from methad... Manuals Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Driving https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/driving.html Driving The Road Traffic Act requires licence holders or applicants to tell DVLC of 'any disability likely to affect safe driving'. They consider drug use to be a 'disability' in this context. Once informed they make you have a short, independent medical examination, which includes a urine screen for illicit drugs. If there is only prescribed oral methadone in the urine they will probably issue you with a licence for one year, but if you are on injectable methadone they will withdraw your lic... Manuals Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Sex https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/sex.html Sex Like all opiates methadone can remove or inhibit the desire to have sex. But this can be erratic. Condoms not only help to prevent pregnancy but can also protect you and your partner against HIV, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases. It is not only people who share injecting equipment who get HIV and hepatitis - they are also spread through unprotected sex. Be sure you have condoms with you if there is any chance you may need them. HIV and hepatitis live in body fluids: mai... Manuals Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Why methadone: isn't it worse than heroin? https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/why-methadone-isnt-it-worse-than-heroin.html Why methadone: isn't it worse than heroin? A lot of people say that methadone is harder to give up than heroin - which makes it sound like heroin is easy to give up, which of course it isn’t. They also say that the withdrawals are worse coming off methadone than they are coming off heroin. But methadone detoxes are usually planned and involve a serious intention 2 of staying drug free for la long time - which is quite | different from going without smack for a few days I and taking ‘pills’... Manuals Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Mixture, linctus, injectables and tablets https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/mixture-linctus-injectables-and-tablets.html Mixture, linctus, injectables and tablets In the treatment of opiate dependence methadone is usually prescribed as 'methadone mixture 1 mg/1 ml' or 'methadone mixture DTF 1 mg/1 ml' All hough often called linctus' 1 mg/1ml is 2.5 times stronger than methadone linctus which is usually prescribed for people with chronic, painful coughing. Methadone mixture is widely available as a sugarfree preparation, it is also available free from colourings and also comes in more concentrate(] forms. Methado... Manuals Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 What does it do? https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/what-does-it-do.html What does it do? T he main differences people notice between methadone and heroin are the lack of any sense of a 'hit' and the fact that methadone is long acting (most people can take it once a day without experiencing serious withdrawal symptoms), but as they are both opiates the effects are broadly similar: both have an effect on many areas of the mind and body. But everyone is different. So when someone says 'Methadone makes you sick/ tired/itchy' etc, what they mean is that methadone has tha... Manuals Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Preface https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/preface.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro02.gif" width="130" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('tocontents','','Resources/methcont02.gif',1)"><img name="tocontents" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont01.gif" width="110" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methblank120.gif" width="120" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('tonext','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="tonext" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheaderP.gif" width="740" height="108" />     Please read this preface before reading the rest of the book as there are some <a href="library/books/methadone/default.htm#notes">important notes</a> about things that are missing, should be changed, or are not covered to the extent to which they would be if I was writing the book today. The methadone briefing was written some time ago now, between 1994 and 1996, while I was working as a CPN for ... Manuals Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Women and methadone https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/women-and-methadone.html Women and methadone Many women who use opiates stop having periods but there is no evidence to show that this is a direct cause of having opiates in their system. Methadone does not affect  the levels of the hormones that control menstruation. It is much more likely that the periods have stopped because of stress, poor diet or weight loss It is important to remember thateven if you are not having periods you can still get pregnant. At any time during your script but especially at the star... Manuals Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Contents https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/contents.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="73" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="73" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="72" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image46','','Resources/methintro02.gif',1)"><img name="Image46" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro01.gif" width="130" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont02.gif" width="110" height="26" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image47','','Resources/methprev02.gif',1)"><img name="Image47" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methprev01.gif" width="120" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/foreword.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image48','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="Image48" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheaderC.gif" width="740" height="108" />     <a href="library/books/methadone/foreword.html">Foreword</a>           <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html">Section 1</a> The history of methadone and methadone prescribing         <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html">Section 2</a> The research basis for methadone prescribing         ... Manuals Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Picking up your methadone https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/picking-up-your-methadone.html Picking up your methadone If your pharmacist seems to take ages to dispense your methadone and even serves other people while you are waiting, it isn't necessarily because s/he hates you and thinks that you deserve to suffer. 11 is probably because: · They make up prescriptions in the order they are given in. Quite often people drop off a prescription and go and do their shopping; so just because the shop is empty it doesn't mean the pharmacist isn't busy! · Methadone is a 'controlled dru... Manuals Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Foreword https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/foreword.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image46','','Resources/methintro02.gif',1)"><img name="Image46" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro01.gif" width="130" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image47','','Resources/methcont02.gif',1)"><img name="Image47" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont01.gif" width="110" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image48','','Resources/methprev02.gif',1)"><img name="Image48" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methprev01.gif" width="120" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image49','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="Image49" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheaderF.gif" width="740" height="108" />     by Dr Michael Farrell Methadone prescribing remains a highly controversial and contentious activity. Despite reasonable evidence of its benefits there remains a deep suspicion and antipathy among drug users, drug services, professionals and the broader community to methadone and other substitute prescribing. The generality of this negative a... Manuals Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Methadone and other drugs https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/methadone-and-other-drugs.html Methadone and other drugs Although methadone doesn't react with or affect most other prescribed drugs, always check with a pharmacist if you get a prescription for something else or are buying over-thecounter medicines. If you go to the dentist or a doctor other than your prescribing doctor for treatment, tell them you are prescribed methadone. Methadone blocks the receptors in your brain that heroin and other opiates have to fit into in order to have an effect.So if you have any methadone in... Manuals Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Section 1 The history of methadone and methadone prescribing https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/section-1-the-history-of-methadone-and-methadone-prescribing.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image46','','Resources/methintro02.gif',1)"><img name="Image46" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro01.gif" width="130" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image47','','Resources/methcont02.gif',1)"><img name="Image47" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont01.gif" width="110" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/foreword.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image48','','Resources/methprev02.gif',1)"><img name="Image48" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methprev01.gif" width="120" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image49','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="Image49" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheader1.gif" width="740" height="108" />     <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#summa">Summary</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#intro">Introduction</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#origi">The origin of legal controls</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#roll">The Rolleston report</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#disco">The discovery of methadone</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#1960s">The 1960s</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#1970s">The 1970s</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#1980s">The 1980s</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#ameri">The American experience</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#presc">Prescribing services available in the UK today</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html#keyev">Key events in the history of prescribing</a> <a id="summa" name="summa"></a> Summary British ... Manuals Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 The Law https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/the-law.html The Law If you have any legal problems at all with methadone, or any other drug for that matter, the best people to speak to for advice, help and information are the RELEASE 24-hour helpline on: 0171 603 8654; or your solicitor, doctor or drug worker. When it comes to deciding the penalty for certain offences methadone is in the same class as heroin under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. As a class A drug, charges of both unlawful possession and supplying methadone (this includes giving or shari... Manuals Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 folder https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Risk-reduction-for-drug-users-in-prisons/folder.html Manual Risk Reduction for Drug Users in Prison Encouraging Health Promotion for Drug Users within the Criminal Justice System INTRODUCTION With this manual, the Trimbos Institute and its partners continue their efforts to encourage health promotion for drug users in the criminal justice system. The manual describes what can be done to reduce drug related health risks in prisons. In this manual we integrate the results of various projects done in this field. Besides basic information on drugs, dr... Manuals Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:29:02 +0100 Section 2 The research basis for methadone prescribing https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/section-2-the-research-basis-for-methadone-prescribing.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image46','','Resources/methintro02.gif',1)"><img name="Image46" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro01.gif" width="130" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image47','','Resources/methcont02.gif',1)"><img name="Image47" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont01.gif" width="110" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/section1.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image48','','Resources/methprev02.gif',1)"><img name="Image48" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methprev01.gif" width="120" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image49','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="Image49" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheader2.gif" width="740" height="108" />     <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html#summa">Summary</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html#intro">Introduction</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html#metho">Research methods</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html#findi">Research findings on methadone detoxification</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html#maint">Research findings on methadone maintenance</a> <a id="summa" name="summa"></a> Summary Studies are embedded in their social and historical context, and this always needs to be considered. As with many other pharmacological treatments, there is muc... Manuals Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Withdrawals https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/withdrawals.html Withdrawals Because your body has developed a tolerance to methadone (page 8) it may react or withdraw when the level of methadone in your system drops below a certain level, Every part of you that is affected by the methadone becomes geared up to function with the drug inside you, so if you stop taking methadone your body takes time to adjust to not having it there. During that time you may suffer withdrawal symptoms such as A high temperature but feeling cold, with goosebumps alternating w... Manuals Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0100 HIV https://abuse-drug.com/lib/The-Methadone-Handbook/hiv.html HIV At the time of writing there is evidence that methadone doesn't affect the course of H IV/AI DS. Studies also show that methadone is better for you than street heroin especially injected heroin which can accelerate the progression of HIV-related illness. Drug treatment of HIV and its related infections is one of the fastest growing areas of medicine. Knowledge about how or if methadone reacts or affects the drugs now being used is being built up very quickly and will change from month to ... Manuals Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:37:29 +0100 Section 3 Methadone manufacture and the preparations available https://abuse-drug.com/lib/Methadone-Briefing/section-3-methadone-manufacture-and-the-preparations-available.html <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methadone01.gif" width="185" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/intro.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image46','','Resources/methintro02.gif',1)"><img name="Image46" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methintro01.gif" width="130" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/contents.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image47','','Resources/methcont02.gif',1)"><img name="Image47" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methcont01.gif" width="110" border="0" height="26" /></a> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methfill01.gif" width="115" height="26" /> <a href="library/books/methadone/section2.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image48','','Resources/methprev02.gif',1)"><img name="Image48" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methprev01.gif" width="120" border="0" height="26" /></a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section4.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image49','','Resources/methnext02.gif',1)"><img name="Image49" src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methnext01.gif" width="80" border="0" height="26" /></a>   <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="740" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/_clear.gif" width="2" border="0" height="1" /> <img src="library/books/methadone/Resources/methheader3.gif" width="740" height="108" />     <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#summa">Summary</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#intro">Introduction</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#regul">Regulations covering methadone manufacture</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#oralm">Oral methadone preparations available</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#injec">Injectable methadone</a> <a href="library/books/methadone/section3.html#prosc">Pros and cons of the various oral preparations</a> <a id="summa" name="summa"></a> Summary Methadone is a generic medicine – not a brand name. Methadone mixture 1mg/1mL is the treatment of choice when prescr... Manuals Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:03:50 +0100