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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…

The Coalition for Methadone Choice is attempting to prevent Mayor Giuliani from ‘detoxing’ more than 2000 patients and threatening treatment for thousands more. We are looking for:                 Methadone maintenance patients to participate in public education and/or lobbying.                 Patients at city-run programs to join in legal efforts to save their treatment.                 Anyone who…

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Welcome To NAMA! Member’s Resources INTRODUCTION TO METHADONE Methadone.org What is NAMA? Dear Advocates Membership The President’s Office File a Grievance/Compliment Report Volunteer for Methadone Advocacy Join NAMA’s eAlert NAMA’s Privacy Policy Comparison Chart of Illicit Heroin Addiction and Stabilized Methadone Maintenance Methadone 101 How Methadone Works Methadone Test NAMA Chapters and Affiliates NAMA Projects…

Make This One of Your Monthly Tasks! Write Your Representatives! Write to your representative in Congress and tell them that methadone saved your life and that it works.  You do not have to sign your name you can make up a name like “Mary Methadone” or “Tommy Treatment” and say that you cannot sign your…

SUMMARY Methadone prescribing increased tenfold in the last four years in Belgium. This has been made possible through involvement of general practitioners in methadone treatment. Drug overdoses, crime and even presence of methadone on the black market have decreased at the same time. Introduction During the last four years, methadone consumption in Belgium increased tenfold…