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Methadone |
Want to know what a Methadone Conference is like? Check out our report on the NAMA website methadone.org |
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FIRST EVER METHADONE |
| Information about the first ever CMA Training at AATOD on April 12, 2003 in Washington, DC and Registration Form |
General Information about the Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA) Program |
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Starting Patrol Heading for the bicycle Tom Jensen starts on his daily patrol to search out used syringes left on the streets last night. First Check The yellow jacket marked “Sprøjte Patruljen” lets the community know that they are safe and BF is on the job picking up used syringes and other paraphernalia. A Syringe…
Methadone Treatment in New York by Michael Grenga and H. Spencer Nelson Michael Grenga and H. Spencer Nelson are members of NAMA and patients from programs in upstate New York. When the first methadone programs were set up in this country, one of the biggest factors in allowing these programs to exist, was the rationale…
Education Series Number 5.1 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.” The Lack of Education Ignorance about methadone abounds (Zweben and Sorensen, 1988)….
FALSE! Extensive research has demonstrated that stabilized methadone maintenance patients are indistinguishable from control groups in cognitive functioning and motor skills. Stable MMT patients can not be distinguished from control groups by way of anything short of a toxicological screening. References: Gordon, N.B.: The functional status of the methadone maintained person; In: Simmons, L.R.S….
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…
Get Ready for National Recovery Month in September NAMA declares 2003 THE YEAR OF RECOVERY FOR METHADONE PATIENTS Methadone patients have never been allowed to think of themselves as in recovery. This year the National Alliance of Methadone is declaring Recovery Month “The Year of Recovery for Methadone Patients.” What can you do to make…
