Methadone: A Flicker Of Light In The Dark

I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe ans Happy New Year. These can be very stressful times with all the get togethers, parties and being around family members and friends. I don't know ab out anyone else but for me, these are BIG TRIGGERS and LOTS of stress! So keep that in mind and have a plan …

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City sees changing view on methadone

By Brent Curtis
STAFF WRITER - Published: December 5, 2011

A lot has changed since the last time a methadone clinic was proposed in Rutland.

When Rutland Regional Medical Center and Rutland Mental Health Services sought approval for a clinic to treat addictions to opiate drugs such as heroin and prescription painkillers like Oxycodone in 2001, there …

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I know this forum is for Methadone patients and that we usually don't post about Suboxone. But some of you may have some family members or friends who are taking it, so I thought it would be a good idea for me to post.

In doing some reasearch for our Suboxone Forum, I came across an announcement on the SAMHSA website yesterday.

The makers of Suboxone and Subutex; Reckitt Benckiser are to …

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Challenges and Solutions - # 9 of 9 in a weekly series

The Challenge: Consistently Negative Reports in the Media About Methadone Maintenance Treatment

The media reports about our treatment system have been primarily negative during the past 30 years.

Solution

AATOD developed the Media Training Course under the sponsorship of …

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Challenges and Solutions - # 8 of 9 in a weekly series

The Challenge: Increasing Reports of Methadone-Related Deaths

There were increasing reports of methadone-related deaths in 2002. A number of individual and state members within AATOD brought this to the attention of the AATOD Board of Directors. AATOD worked with the Secretary …

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Challenges and Solutions - # 7 of 9 in a weekly series

The Challenge: Increasing Use/Abuse of Prescription Opioids in the US

Federal agencies expressed concerns in 2002 about the abuse of prescription opioids as a reason for patients entering treatment.

Solution

AATOD did not have any organized system of collecting such …

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Govt to take ‘reduction’, not abstinence’, route on drugs

[b]Shruti Srivastava [/b]Posted: Mon Sep 05 2011, 02:57 hrs New Delhi:
From advising abstinence, the government is moving to “harm reduction” in its battle against drug abuse. The focus of this new policy, drafted in the light of a growing problem, is “reducing the harm caused by smoking, snorting or consuming drugs orally or (by) …

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This weekend is Labor Day weekend. When we were younger it was a time for us to get together with friends and family for one last HURRAH before the dreaded school year started again. We knew that it was the end of our freedom and carefree summer and it would be our last big all out party …

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National Recovery Month (Recovery Month)

National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a substance use or mental disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’s main focus is to laud the gains …

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