Methadone: A Flicker Of Light In The Dark

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Having experienced, first hand, an inhumane methadone detox...I feel that this would be an asset in the jails and prisons...would cut down on the crime inside including the drug trade, fighting, etc.

Methadone in Jails and Prisons

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:13 AM PDT

I’ve never been to jail, and I don’t plan on going there any time soon. I realize that I’m one of the lucky few hard drug …

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JUST WANTED TO SHARE IN CASE NO ONE HAS HEARD THIS.....YET ON THIS FORUM

SAMHSA Panel: No Mandatory ECG Testing for OTP Patients
March 8, 2012 By ATForum 1 Comment

A panel convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has stopped short of recommending mandatory
electrocardiograms (ECGs) on patients treated with methadone in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). …

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Last year RuthAnn posted a story about a small town in Vermont and the possibility of a new mmt facility. AS with many other towns a clinic was badly needed in the area.
Everyone agreed, Rutland needed a clinic but no one could agree on where to put it. Some places were too small, some members of the community thought it would be too close to their homes but finally after months of searching the …

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Deborah D. Shrira
June 1, 1951-May 21, 2012

Good evening,
To all of our members,
It saddens me to announce to all of you that yesterday May 21, 2012, Deborah D. Shrira the CEO and Founder of Medical Assisted Treatment of America/Suboxone Assisted Treatment and our forums passed away.

Deborah dedicated much of her life to helping others As …

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Globally, between 12 and 21 million people are estimated to use opiates, 3.4 to 3.8 million of whom who live in Europe and Central Asia. The UN Reference Group on HIV and injecting Drug Use also suggests that there are around 3.7 million people who inject drugs (PWID) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia alone, with Eastern Europe having the highest regional prevalence of injecting drug use …

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Harrisburg – A group of lawmakers and advocates unveiled a bipartisan package of legislation today overhauling Pennsylvania’s methadone treatment laws to increase fiscal accountability and safety, and reduce the unlawful use of methadone and methadone poisoning deaths.

Discussing their legislation at a Capitol news conference were Sen. Kim Ward (R-39), Sen. John Eichelberger (R-30), Sen. …

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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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