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The belief that substances addict people is driven by the fact that few people have any real idea of responsibility without considering it to be equivalent to blame. The whole disease theorys main attraction is that it gets people off the hook. If their disease make them behave poorly, then they are not to blame. …
Pharmacology is the study (ology) of drugs (pharmacy). Psychopharmacology is the study of (ology) drugs (pharmacology/y) that produce their effects on the mind or brain (psycho or psyche). There are five basic classes of psycho-active drugs: 1) the opioids (i.e., heroin and methadone), 2) the stimulants (i.e., cocaine, nicotine), 3) the depressants (i.e., tranquilizers, antipsychotics,…
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Changes in Methadone Treatment Practices: Results From a National Panel Study, 1988-2000 by Thomas D’Aunno, PhD; Harold A. Pollack, PhD Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 288, No. 7 August 21, 2002 Context Results from several studies conducted in the early 1990s showed that the majority of US methadone maintenance programs did not use…
James P. Connolly, CMA PA-NAMA and NAMA Newtown, PA Rebecca Ballard, CMA OK NAMA Tulsa, OK Carolyn Miranda, CMA NAMA SOCAL Fountain Valley, CA Changes in the service environment of MAT, expecially accreditation, are affecting relationships of patients, providers, and outside agencies. A panel of NAMA advocates will describe experiences with patient committees, staff advocacy…
It must be emphasized that methadone maintenance treatment is a medical treatment for narcotic addiction. Recent research has found that abstinent former heroin users have irregularities within their immune and endocrine systems. However, these irregularities are normalized with methadone maintenance. This further underscores that methadone maintenance is a medical treatment for a medical condition that…