{"product_id":"methadone-bad-boy-of-drug-treatment-what-works-what-doesnt-paperback","title":"Methadone: Bad Boy of Drug Treatment: What Works \u0026 What Doesn't - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Janes Lmhc Ladc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't believe everything you hear - get the facts about methadone treatment \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Aren't they just getting high at taxpayer's expense?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Does methadone really 'eat your bones'?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I thought Suboxone meant we wouldn't need methadone anymore \" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Do they have to stay on that stuff forever?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMethadone is not the \"liquid handcuffs\"- \u003cem\u003eaddiction\u003c\/em\u003e is the handcuffs- methadone can be the key to those handcuffs, if it is used effectively. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMethadone is one tool in opiate treatment. As with any tool, it can be used or it can be abused. In trying to control opiate addiction, we need every tool we can get. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLEARN- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMistaken Beliefs of the General Public\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the most destructive factors in methadone treatment is the disdain conveyed by many of our client's families, health care and social service providers, as well as much of the recovery community.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMisinformation Addicts tell Each Other\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMany of the myths about methadone are perpetuated by the clients themselves. Some clients are willing to believe whatever they hear in the parking lot more than from the staff. The clients who use treatment successfully aren't the ones hanging out in the parking lot badmouthing the clinic. They are back at work, and they won't advertise their success, for fear of being shamed about their choice of treatment.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Doesn't Work in Methadone Treatment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eSome things don't work very well-mostly \"old school\" ideas like shaming, or trying to treat the addiction without treating the psychiatric problems.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Does Work\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eThere are a lot of effective new ways to help people really change how to deal with \"trigger thoughts\", and self destructive beliefs about themselves and the world, and how to control uncomfortable emotions like anger, anxiety, and depression. In the last 20 years, we have learned a lot about how to help people change-\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome Hard Decisions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome problems in addiction treatment have to do with larger cultural issues- many addiction problems start with prescriptions for pain or anxiety. We need to learn, and to teach our kids, that not everything can be fixed by a pill- -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Future of Opiate Treatment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt won't be just Suboxone, or just methadone, or just Narcan patches. In opiate treatment we will need every tool we can get.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddiction can't be contained by jail, and it won't be ignored. It will continue to pull down our culture until we acknowledge its power, and grapple with it in realistic and effective ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47689874702595,"sku":"9781432750749","price":530259.74,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/WE1LVVRkZnhOSkhqdzFCKzR2alVKdz09.webp?v=1769579727","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-id\/products\/methadone-bad-boy-of-drug-treatment-what-works-what-doesnt-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}