Methadone: A Flicker Of Light In The Dark -

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All,

Please if you are a male and on methadone go to the doctor and have your testosterone levels checked. It's very important because low T is bad for men. It causes osteoporosis, colesteral buildup, depression, anxiety, belly fat and the list goes on!!!

This is a link to a new study and in the WebMD link there is another link to the actual data. But, it's clear that methadone reduces …

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Per NAMA-R Executive Director Joycelyn S. Woods....

California CA SB 973 Has passed!
And was signed by the governor. It goes into effect January 1, 2015

1. No more water in take home doses.

2. No more 7 days waiting period between admissions.

3. Retired and disabled are no longer excluded from take homes.

[url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_973_bill_20140919_chaptered.pdf]…

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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 …

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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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http://www.wecanendaids.org/CTA.html

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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