Methadone Maintenance: A Counsellor's Guide to Treatment, 2nd Edition

Methadone Maintenance: A Counsellor’s Guide to Treatment presents concepts and strategies that distinguish methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) as an area of specialization within substance use counselling. This practical guide:• provides a detailed discussion of opioids and opioid dependence • summarizes the advantages and limitations of MMT • orients the reader to best practices in MMT counselling • discusses polysubstance abuse, concurrent disorders, pregnancy, and MMT and pain • includes case studies that illustrate the details of clinical practice.Experienced counsellors will find that the concepts and practices presented in this guide will help them consolidate their own thinking or challenge them to rethink some of their assumptions about counselling MMT clients. The guide will also be an invaluable resource for counsellors who have a background in substance use counselling, but are relatively new to counselling clients in MMT.

About the Author

Garth W. Martin, PhD, was the Director of the Collaborative Program on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Psychoactive Substances at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of Toronto. He was also a project manager in the CAMH Methadone Treatment Dissemination Project.Bruna Brands, PhD, received her doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Western Ontario. She is a Senior Science Advisor at Health Canada, an Affiliate Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Brands has extensive experience in managing clinical trials and in preparing research evidence for publication for academic, clinical and general readers.