Selected Publications by INDRO Staffers (at time of publication)

Selected Publications by INDRO Staffers (at time of publication) as of March 2015 Bornemann, R./Gerlach, R.J.: Grundgedanken zur Harm Reduction in Deutschland aus medizinischer Sicht. In: Gölz, J. (Hg.): Der drogenabhängige Patient. Neubearb. Aufl., Urban & Fischer. München 1999, 99-108 Christen, R.: Das “Cannabisproblem” und die Wissenschaft. Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Expertise “Auswirkungen von […]

Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany

  Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany – 2004 Background Information –     ©Ralf Gerlach   Methadone and other opiate substitution treatments in Germany   Methadone treatment has been comprehensively evaluated in Germany and is now a standard treatment for opiate addiction with high availability and retention rates, improvements in health and […]

The History of Methadone

The History of Methadone Ralf Gerlach©: A Brief Overview on the Discovery of Methadone. INDRO e.V. Münster 2004   [pdf-download] Methadone was first synthetized in 1939 at the pharmaceutical laboratories of the I.G. Farbenkonzern, a subsidiary of the Farbwerke Hoechst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the product of a long and continuous research chain in […]