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Seven Policies Required to Conquer Addiction in our Lifetime By Johnny Allem, The Johnson Institute (2004). Know Your Rights a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment publication (2007). Recovery Month Resources for Recovery Month. What does recovery mean to you Lessons from the recovery experience for research and practice by Alexandre B. Laudet. Published in the Journal of Substance Abuse…
2009 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence April 25 – 29, 2009 New York The next AATOD National Conference will be convening on April 25 – 29, 2009 at the Hilton New York in New York, New York . AATOD produces national conferences on an 18-month cycle. These conferences have been convening since…
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….
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 and misunderstood form of substance abuse treatment? D) All of the above? The answer is: D) All of the above Methadone maintenance treatment came…
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Dear Advocates: Since its beginning over 30 years ago methadone maintenance has been the preferred treatment for narcotic addiction by the drug user. Many times it has been demonstrated to be the most effective treatment for heroin addiction, resulting in the termination both of heroin use and of criminal behavior. …
Dear Advocates: Since its beginning over 50 years ago methadone maintenance has been the most effective treatment for narcotic addiction. Evaluations worldwide over the past five decades have shown that methadone maintenance is the most successful treatment for opiate addiction, resulting in the termination both of opiate drug use and of criminal behavior. In spite…