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Education Series Number 1 March 1991 Arlene Ford helped to start one of the first methadone advocacy groups at Nassau County Medical Center. This article was written for the COMPA Newsletter for distribution at the National Methadone Conference. Methadone has allowed me to salvage my life. In May of 1988, following a fourth relapse, my…
The Writer Asks to Have Their Name Withheld for Fear of Retaliation Imagine — a young woman is in the Ladies Room stall, the Door is being held open by a worker whose job it is to observe the woman (any female patient) give a urine sample. This sample is tested for any drugs that…
From NIDDK Fact Sheet Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management “Strict abstinence from alcohol is recommended during therapy with interferon. Interferon therapy can be associated with relapse in people with a previous history of drug or alcohol abuse. Therefore, alpha interferon should be given with caution to a patient who has only recently stopped alcohol…
Chair: Dr. P. Kishore, MD, MPH, CMA (Boston NAMA) Committee Members Paul Bowman, CMA Cheri Jarvis, CMA Hepatitis C Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Although in many people the diseased liver is able to repair itself and regain function, it may progress to scarring of the liver and chronic liver disease. Hepatitis can…
Education Series Number 9 January 1999 Letter Supplement O N Y O U R L E T T E R H E A D Dear Doctor: The bearer of this letter is a patient in a methadone maintenance treatment program. Methadone patients frequently need treatment for other medical, surgical, and dental conditions. At times the health professional…
Policy Statement 1 Methadone Medical Maintenance April 1994 Download File (pdf format) Policy Statement 2 The Policy of Blind Dosing and Patient Dignity April 18, 1994 Download File (pdf format) Policy Statement 3 Discharge From Treatment for Drug Use May 1994 Download File (pdf format) Policy Statement 4 Patient vs Client May 1994 Download File (pdf format) Policy…
