The Ombudsman

Number 1 Methadone Maintenance and Patient Self Advocacy By Arlene Ford (March, 1991). Number 2 Drug Policy in the Age of AIDS – The Philosophy of Harm Reduction By Rod Sorge (April, 1991). Number 3 Myths About Methadone by Emmett Velten (March, 1992). (Hardcopy Available). Number 4 Methadone, HIV Infection, and Immune Function By Herman…

FALSE!   While a significant minority of methadone patients become alcoholic, over 98% were heavy or problem drinkers prior to their introduction to heroin. The statistics for cocaine abusers are similar. Methadone maintenance is not a treatment for non-opioid drug abuse. The patient who responds best to methadone maintenance treatment is one who has a…

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    July 25, 1998 435 Second Avenue, New York, NY  10010 Contact: Joycelyn Woods              Policy Statement (212) 595-6262   Press Release     Mayor Guilianis Announcement About Plan to Close Methadone Programs in New York City Uses a Misunderstood Drug Treatment to Promote Celebrity at the…

AMTA 2000 was a huge success!  The next conference will be at The Regal Riverfront Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.  October 7-10, 2001 AMTA Conference 2000 American Methadone Treatment Association April 9-12, 2000 San Francisco Committee Chair John Finger Committee Members Assistant to the Chair, Michael Garrett Co-chair, Alice Diorio Committee James DePasquale Becky Duarte…

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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…