Methadone maintenance therapy in the United States: a case example of dual diagnosis

Abstract

The model of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in the United States has (for better or for worse) influenced the development of MMT elsewhere. This paper sheds light on the origins and progression of MMT and its application today. This perspective may prove helpful to persons and agencies attempting to develop MMT or whose MMT programmes are being subject to ever‐increasing restrictions. The demographics, social and economic risk factors, impact of poly‐substance use and co‐occurring psychiatric disorders (dual diagnosis), and existing evidence supporting dosing and therapeutic interventions in MMT are reviewed and illustrated with a case study.

Citation

Campopiano, M. (2010), "Methadone maintenance therapy in the United States: a case example of dual diagnosis", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 11-16. https://doi.org/10.5042/add.2010.0746