The Advocacy Training SessionThe training for certification includes a
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The Advocacy Training SessionThe training for certification includes a
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Methadone Maintenance and Other Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. Overview Drug Courts are being confronted with increasing numbers of opiate dependent offenders. This Fact Sheet is intended to dispel misperceptions and educate practitioners about the efficacy of medication assisted treatment. Opioid dependence is a devastating reality and a treatable disease. According to…
New York City Many of you may not know who Ira was but to those who knew him from his writings and articles that appeared in many of our affiliates newsletters he was special. In many ways he was the typical patient who had been “hood winked” by the misinformation and negative barrage about methadone….
J. Thomas Payte, M.D. is Medical Director and Founder of Drug Dependence Associates in San Antonio, Texas, Chair of the Maintenance Medications Committee of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of NAMAs Advisory Board. Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D. has a degree is central nervous system pharmacology. Joycelyn Woods, M.A. is President of NAMA….
The Associated Press State & Local Wire, May 3, 2005. DATELINE: Baltimore The state health department has stopped running laboratory tests for Maryland’s methadone clinics, removing a safeguard against misuse of the drug, potentially worsening what authorities say is a growing problem. Methadone, a heroin replacement medication, is used by about 13,400 recovering addicts in…
Physicians’ Guide: Opioid Agonist Medical Maintenance Treatment D R A F T G U I D E L I N E S Prepared for the Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative Therapies (OPAT) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Andrea Grubb…
Invitational Conference on Drug User Activism International Drug User Day 2003, October 31st/November 1st Copenhagen, Denmark The Danish Drug Users Union – BrugerForeningen and the Dutch National Interest Group of Drug Users – Landelijk Steunpunt Druggebruikers sponsor “Moving Forward” a meeting on drug user activism. The gathering was to mark both the International Drug User…