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For years it had been suspected that opiates had specificbinding sites in the brain. There were several attempts tolocate these sites, but the existing technologies were unable todistinguish between the non specific binding to tissue and thespecific binding to receptors. It must be mentioned here thatthe first attempt to actually measure specific opiate bindingwas in…

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…

Letter to Linda Martz, January 6, 2005 Abusers Are Not Who You Think Linda Martz News-Journal (Mansfield, OH) Tue, 07 Dec 2004 MANSFIELD — Those tracking drug trends “expected” to see a spike in deaths from Methadone within Ohio over the past year, the top official at Ohio’s State Board of Pharmacy says. But the…

TURNAROUND RUDY PUTS $5M IN METHADONE CLINICS By SUSAN RUBINOWITZ New York Post October 6, 1999 Mayor Giuliani has backed off further from his vow to end methadone treatment for heroin addicts – funding a $5 million expansion of the city’s clinics. The money is going to methadone centers at all 11 public hospitals to…

Education Series Number 5.2 February 2001 (Revised) Joycelyn Woods has a graduate degree in neuroscience and psychopharmacology. She has published in neuroscience journals and is recognized internationally for her methadone advocacy work. She is a recipient of the “Richard Lane Methadone Advocacy Award.” Basic Opioid Pharmacology All natural and synthetic opioids exhibit a three dimensional…

Six Steps to Zero Deaths Never take a prescription painkiller unless it is prescribed to you. Everyone responds differently to pain medications. What is safe for one person may not be safe for another. Do not take pain medicine with alcohol. Never mix the two, it is a dangerous combination that can be deadly. Alcohol…