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The National Methadone Conference
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DOLOPHINEA CAFÉ
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Methadone Authorities for the 50 States and District of Columbia
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Basic Pharmacology: How Methadone Works by Joycelyn Woods
The Pharmacology of Methadone Ignorance about methadone abounds. Professionals working in the field receive very little or no training at all about the very medication that they will be administering. Rarely is addiction viewed as a disease and under the domain of the medical profession. Even the medical profession does not understand addiction, and most…