Complete Your Training and CertificationDownload Forms
Download the Application and the CMA Test below. Complete both forms and return by mail or email.
For more information contact. Walter Ginter, CMA, Director of Training |
Complete Your Training and CertificationDownload Forms
Download the Application and the CMA Test below. Complete both forms and return by mail or email.
For more information contact. Walter Ginter, CMA, Director of Training |
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….
Stan Novick Stigma (STIG-ma): noun {From the Latin for “mark” or “brand”} a scar left by a hot iron a mark of shame or discredit an identifying mark or characteristic, i.e.: a specific diagnostic sign of a disease Everyone touched positively by methadone maintenance treatment is familiar with stigmatization. Patients, family members, friends, staff- we…
Substance use disorders, particularly opioid dependence, remain a major public health challenge worldwide. One of the most effective and evidence-based approaches to treating opioid addiction is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). MAT combines FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use disorders comprehensively. Outpatient MAT programs allow patients to receive treatment while continuing their…
Education Series Number 9 January 1999 Letter Supplement O N Y O U R L E T T E R H E A D Dear Doctor: The bearer of this letter is a patient in a methadone maintenance treatment program. Methadone patients frequently need treatment for other medical, surgical, and dental conditions. At times the health professional…
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USE OF HIGHER-DOSE METHADONE By Sarz Maxwell MD & Marc Shinderman MD Center for Addictive Problems 609 N Wells Chicago IL 60610 Abstract Using signs, symptoms and serum methadone levels to guide evaluation, we treated 188 patients in a methadone maintenance program with doses of methadone exceeding 100 mg/d. The mean dose…
