ATTC Poster

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….

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…

DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act NAMA Recovery    Patient Rights    April 15, 2022  |  0 “The opioid crisis poses an extraordinary challenge to communities throughout our country. The Department of Justice (the Department) has responded with a comprehensive approach prioritizing prevention, enforcement, and treatment. This includes…

Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019 May 28, 2019 May 6, 2019 Dr. Joseph was one of the important influences on addiction and criminal justice during the latter 20th and early 21st century.  For more than 50 years he has worked as a social research scientist in the interrelated fields of addiction, treatment, criminal justice,…

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…

The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment The Discovery of Endorphins How Methadone Works 5. Methadone As Normal Medicine The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment 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…