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Federal Regulations & Documents Code of Federal Regulations. Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Final Rule 21 CRF 291, 42 CRF 8. (Text) Federal Regulations (PDF Format) . Code of Federal Regulations. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (PDF Format). CSAT Accreditation Page. CSAT Guidelines for the accreditation of…

  Whereas, substance use disorders are a serious and treatable public health problem affecting thousand of Americans of all ages, races, ethnic backgrounds and having huge medical ,societal and economic costs; and Whereas, methadone treatment is the “gold standard” for all drug and alcohol treatments and yet is misunderstood because of years of prejudice and…

Peter T. Seal is President of the Southern Colorado Alliance of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (SCA-NAMA) in Colorado Springs, CO. He has worked in the field of methadone as a counselor and trainer for over 15 years. How many times have you heard that before?! Little did we know! It seems the world…

by Thomas D’Aunno, PhD; Harold A. Pollack, PhD Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 288, No. 7 August 21, 2002 Context Results from several studies conducted in the early 1990s showed that the majority of US methadone maintenance programs did not use treatment practices that met established standards for the care of heroin users….

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