Chronic opiate addicts could be offered medicinal heroin
… use of medicinal heroin can be an effective treatment for groups of opiate dependent people who have repeatedly failed first-line treatment (the current first-line treatment is to prescribe substitution drugs such as methadone …
Publish Date: 05/25/2012 19:48
http://www.devl.biz/thedebate/post/2012/05/26/Chronic-opiate-addicts-could-be-offered-medicinal-heroin.aspx
What We Say Matters | About Methadone
That’s why, when talking about something as controversial as methadone treatment, it’s important to use language that is beneficial to our cause. Terms such as “medical assisted treatment” and “replacement therapy” help …
Publish Date: 05/17/2012 15:09
http://www.aboutmethadone.org/2012/05/what-we-say-matters.html
Take-home methadone maintenance treatment associated with …
(Boston) – A recent study conducted by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) shows that patients receiving “take home” methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) were less likely to be admitted to the hospital as …
Publish Date: 06/14/2012 12:30
http://www.sciencecodex.com/takehome_methadone_maintenance_treatment_associated_with_decreased_hospital_admissions-93362
Benefits and Effectiveness of the Methadone Treatment
Many people don’t understand the values and benefits as well as the effectiveness of the program Methadone Treatment. This program has been changing the lives of so many people, opening their minds and vision to what …
Publish Date: 06/16/2012 20:03
http://rc.2ndchancerg.org/2012/06/benefits-and-effectiveness-of-methadone.html
Methadone-Drug* Interactions
(*Medications, illicit drugs, & other substances)
Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released November 2005.
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Addiction Treatment Forum; Brainstorms – Series 1-8, 1999-2001
Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor.
1. The Blind Men & The Elephant (Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1999)
2. Self-Medication Pathways of Addiction (Vol. 8, No. 4, Fall 1999)
3. The Hijacked Brain (Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 2000)
4. Spiritual Roads to Recovery (Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 2000)
5. Addiction and the Duress of Stress (Vol. 9, No. 3, Summer 2000)
6. The Shifting Sands of Opioid Addiction & Treatment (Vol. 9, No. 4, Fall 2000)
7. The Hijacked Brain Revisited (Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2001)
8. The Voices of Dissent (Vol. 10, No. 2, Spring 2001)
PDF available here for download <click here…> (334KB,24pp)
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction – Facts for Families and Friends
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.4MB, 20pp)