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Methadone maintenance treatment has been the most effective treatment for addiction to heroin resulting the cessation of heroin use and criminal behavior. Prior to the development of methadone maintenance treatment over 28 years ago narcotic addiction was considered incurable and a behavioral disorder under the control of law enforcement. Drs. Dole and Nyswander brought the…
Education Series Number 7 August 2003 (Revised) What is Managed Care? Managed care is a complex system that involves the active coordination of, and the arrangement for, the provision of health services and coverage of health benefits. The most common types of Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) include Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)…
FALSE! These are three of the many myths of methadone. Few drugs have been studied as extensively in humans as methadone. Hundreds of thousands of people have been maintained on methadone, many since the treatment was developed over thirty years ago. Methadone and methadone therapy are so tremendously misunderstood (for many reasons) that any study…
TRAINING COURSE Sponsored By: The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Place: New York, New York Date: May 13, 2004 Where: Phillips Ambulatory Care Pavilion Beth Israel Medical Center Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM To Register complete the Registration Form and send it in with your payment: $75.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training only $100.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training plus Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA)…
Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference Update Physician Training for Use of Buprenorphine The conference planning committee working with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry will be offering the following 8-hour physician workshop during the Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference, scheduled for March…
The intent of Bottle Recall initially was to be able to allow patients take home medication and to insure that methadone is not diverted to the streets. However, methadone programs have been giving patients take home medication for years without a serious methadone diversion problem. Furthermore numerous studies have demonstrated that methadone is not a…