Methadone: A Flicker Of Light In The Dark

Hi everyone, it's RuthAnn. We have been contacted by several members that are offering to help out on the forum. We have been so happy that there are those out there who are willing to offer to help and Deb, Dean, Dee and myself appreciate it so much!

I wanted to let all of you know that DO NOT have to be a moderator to help out on the forum. Everyone as members can help on the forum ...

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This is a long post, but I think it is very important to read. It would be great if this is in fact the truth because NA groups have for so long crucified those of us on MMT. I have always said I think the ideal treatment plan would involve an even mixture of ORT and NA.

NA & 12 Steps Programs are for the mental aspect of our addiction while ORT is for the physical aspect of our...

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I know this is a news article as well, but there is some important info in this article that could potentially affect those of us who attend MMT clinics so I thought it best to put it here.

You notice that they say there was " One bill, regarding methadone clinics, was taken off the table Friday because it violates federal law; the senators involved in that decision said it needs...

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We have talked about this very subject before, how do you pay for your methadone treatment. While it is a sad situation to have a clinic cut patients because they don't have insurance, the majority of us I think pay for our methadone treatment out of our own pockets anyhow. The man in this article amazes me though! He owns his own business and everything but he can't pay for his methadone treatmen...

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Can you believe it is me? Since I have posted we have acquired many new members and for all of those who don't know who I am, I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Deborah Shrira and I am the CEO of Medical Assisted Treatment of America, Inc. and of Suboxone Assisted Treatment (http://www.SuboxoneAssistedTreatment.or...

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Thanks so much to those of you who participated in the chat last night. It was nice to meet some of you guys and get to talk to you in real time.

I hope we can do it again soon, but you don't have to wait for a scheduled chat to have an online chat. If you will look to see who is on the forum at the time you are there, you can send them a private message to join you in the chat and...

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I wanted to remind everyone that we are hosting a LIVE CHAT here on the forum for all members who want to come participate. This Thursday January 21st at 8PM CENTRAL TIME. Not the time set at the forum which I have yet to figure out! ALSO be sure to c...

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Hi everyone. I had a GREAT idea......or at least I think it's a great idea lol!

Myself and another forum member recently used the chat session feature and I thought it might be a great idea for all of us to try and get together at the same time so we could chat with each other in real time.

I wanted to set the session up for Thursday January the 21st at 8PM CENTRAL STANDA...

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Rep. Smith pushes moratorium on new methadone clinics

By Megan Reiter (Staff WRiter)
Published: December 19, 2009

This article comes from The Times-Tribune.com and can be found at http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/rep-smith-pushes-moratorium-on-new-methadone-clinics-1.498703

Citing the concerns of some Dunmore constituents, state Rep. ...

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