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Myths About Methadone by Emmett Velten
Education Series Number 3 March 1992 Emmett Velten, Ph.D. is the Clinical Supervisor at the BAART Methadone Program, San Francisco, California. He has worked in methadone treatment as a clinician for over 25 years. Methadone has inspired an immense mythology. Perhaps it is the most extensive mythology surrounding any form of medical or psychological treatment,…
Richard Lane/Robert Holden Methadone Advocacy Award
Richard Lane was a long-term heroin user who, upon release from prison in 1967 helped to start Man Alive, one of the Nation’s first methadone treatment programs. In 1974, he became Executive Director of the program and later served as Vice President of the American Methadone Treatment Association. He served on several committees and was…
Ombudsman
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…
NAMA Recovery Advocate
April 2012 CONTENTS NAMA-Recovery Petition Site has Amassed over 3800 Signatures and 1st Person Testimonials Regarding Methadone Treatments Life-Saving Effects. Methadone Treatment Under Pressure in Many Jurisdictions, but Nowhere as Critical as the British Isles. (Conservative Government releases Putting Recovery First — a Roadmap for the Elimination of MAT and Full Implementation of Abstinance Based…
Letter
Letter, November 9, 2004 Sheriff Chris Curry; Sir, I have read the articles that state you are adiment against having a methadone treatment center in your county. May I point out sir that as a law enforcement officer this could do nothing but help your already rising arrest record for drug related crime in Shelby…