Format
Book
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Drug and Alcohol Findings
Keywords
illegal drugs
treatment
heroin
opioids
pharmacotherapy
Primary Care
medical management
detoxification
methadone maintenance
buprenorphine maintenance
naltrexone
agonist
antagonist
therapeutic relationship
supervised consumption

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Bridging the Chasm; Legal Drug Prescribers Relating to Illegal Drug Users

In 1960s Britain a chasm of opposing agendas and social distance opened up between doctors treating drug addiction and their patients. This cell of the Drug Treatment Matrix examines how bridging such chasms makes treatment more effective. Focus is on asking how clinician-patient relationships might be affected by unpopular rules on supervising medication consumption and testing for drug use, and on exploring the importance of treating users of illegal drugs as more than a patient or addict - as a ‘whole person’.