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Opioid substitution therapy

Guidelines on methadone substitution therapy


Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence, 2009
[In English]

Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs, 2005
Issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This treatment improvement protocol highlights various issues of substitution treatment and is designed for medical practitioners.
[In English]

New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program: Clinical Guidelines for methadone and buprenorphine treatment, 2006
The guidelines issued by the Department of Health cover aspects related to substitution treatment; the publication is intended for practitioners.
[In English]

Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment in New Zealand, 2008
[In English]


Guideline for Physicians Working in California Opioid Treatment Programs, 2008

Guidelines are designed for practitioners; they contain detailed information about diagnostics of comorbid somatic diseases.
[In English]

Instructions on substitution therapy in Czech Republic

[In Russian]

Operational Guidelines for the Management of Opioid Dependence in the South-East Asia Region, 2008
Issued by the Regional Bureau of the World Health Organization. The Guidelines cover various issues of substitution treatment and is intended for clinicians. The publication describes specifics of the implementation of maintenance treatment programmes in resource-limited settings.  
[In English]


Guidelines on methadone substitution therapy


Methadone substitution therapy in opioid drug dependency treatment and rehabilitation.
Guidelines, Kyiv, 2003 (translation from Ukrainian)
[In Russian]

Methadone maintenance guidelines. The College of Physicians of Ontario, 2005
[In English]

Clinical Guidelines and Procedures for the Use of Methadone in the Maintenance of opioid dependence, 2003
Issued by the Department of Health, State of Victoria, Australia. Intended for practitioners.
[In English]


Guidance for the use of methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care. 2005 Issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)
[In English]


Guidelines on buprenorphine substitution therapy


National clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of buprenorphine in the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, 2006  
[In English

Guidance for the Use of Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care. 2004.  Issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)
[In English]

Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction A Treatment Improvement Protocol, 2004.  Issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[In English]    

Special cases - OST during pregnancy, for people living with HIV or AIDS, in prison settings


HIV/AIDS Treatment and care for Injecting Drug users. Clinical protocol for injecting drug users. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. WHO, 2006. 

[In English]

Clinical guidelines for the use of buprenorphine in pregnancy. Fitzroy, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre. Dunlop AJ, Panjari M, O’Sullivan, H, Henschke, P, Love V, Ritter A, Lintzeris, N. (2003).
[In English]

National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn
[In English]

Correctional Service of Canada: Specific Guidelines for Methadone Maintenance Treatment, 2003
[In English]

Victorian Prison Opioid Substitution Therapy Program: Clinical and Operational Policy and Procedures, 2003
[In English]

Opioid Substitution Treatment in Custodial Settings. A Practical Guide, 2008
[In English]

 


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