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ON ROAD TO RECOVERY JOEL O’KANE
ByAdminAdmin 12/25/2022The Daily Gleaner, April 23, 2005 . Former drug addict Rick Chase is a regular at the methadone clinic, located in the Victoria Health Centre, in downtown Fredericton. He says methadone has helped him kick his drug habit and get on with his life. When former drug addict Rick Chase stood up to ad dress…
Methadone Awareness Test – Answer Seven
ByAdminAdmin 08/01/2021FALSE! 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….
Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder
ByAdminAdmin 06/12/2022Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder NAMA Recovery Patient Rights March 30, 2022 | 0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act…
MOVING FORWARD
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Methadone Advocacy
ByAdminAdmin 04/11/2021The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (nama) holds the view that every individual who believes in methadone treatment is at least a potential Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA). We encourage all supporters of methadone treatment, patient and non-patient, to become Certified Methadone Advocates so that all energies directed toward the advancement of methadone treatment produce…