The Advocacy Training SessionThe training for certification includes a
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Education Series Number 10 June 2004 The New Federal Regulations What Do They Mean for Patients? Methadone treatment in the U.S. is changing before our eyes. Some of this change has been rapid; some of it will take years or decades. Some patients have heard about new federal regulations, including an end to automatic dose…
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….
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…
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….
The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment The Discovery of Endorphins How Methadone Works 5. Methadone As Normal Medicine The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment What is Methadone Maintenance Treatment? A) The most effective treatment for heroin and other opioid dependence? B) A means of reducing the transmission of the AIDS virus? C) The most progressive…
Education Series Number 5.2 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.” Basic Opioid Pharmacology All natural and synthetic opioids exhibit a three dimensional…