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May 1994
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May 1994
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Policy Statements
May 1994
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May 1994
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Information on NAMA’s website is not intended as medical advice for individual problems. Appropriate medical professionals should be consulted regarding addiction and addiction recovery. Pharmacologic Agents Clinical Signs and Symptoms Comments Drugs That Decrease Methadone Levels Rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, butabarbital sodium, mephobarbital, phenobarbital, secobarbital, ethanol (chronic), disulfiram, urinary acidifiers, ascorbic acid Withdrawal signs Disulfiram…
The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the concept of Medical Maintenance and the prescribing of methadone outside of the methadone clinic setting. Medical Maintenance was initially implemented for patients who had achieved a high level of functionally in society and were hindered by the regulations that were conceived with the dysfunctional patient in mind….
Education Series Number 5.3 February 2001 (Revised) Joycelyn Woods has a graduate degree in neuroscience and psychopharmacology. She has published in neuroscience journals and is recognized internationally for her methadone advocacy work. She is a recipient of the “Richard Lane Methadone Advocacy Award.” Methadone Metabolism Methadone was once considered to be pretty much the same…
Join Together Online January 21, 2003 While 616 physicians nationwide are now authorized to prescribe buprenorphine, its widespread use is still an issue, the Baltimore Sun reported on January 15. Product availability is the first problem. Despite receiving FDA approval in October, the manufacturer did not ship the product to pharmaceutical warehouses until last week….
The bias and misunderstandings about methadone as a medication often result in methadone patients being refused medical care (Umbricht-Schneiter, 1994; Zweben and Sorensen, 1988). Another common scenario is that their medication is used to coerce or manipulate methadone patients into medical treatment (Blansfield, 1992). In other areas of medicine such actions would be considered unethical…