This revised edition of Methadone Maintenance: A Physician's Guide to Treatment reflects substantial updates to the previous 1998 version and is consistent with the 2001 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Methadone Maintenance Guidelines. This book provides guidance on methadone prescribing and dispensing, and includes essential information on such topics as: - methadone dose tapering - drug interactions involving methadone - using methadone in opioid withdrawal management - managing pain in patients being treated with methadone - managing pregnancy in women in methadone maintenance treatment.