Patient Education Brochures

Due to limited production, printed versions of the patient brochures are currently available only to active Covidien formerly Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical accounts. The following 4 brochures may be requested below by an appropriate clinic staff member, free of charge, for every patient at the clinic. To request copies of other brochures please e-mail feedback@atforum.com.

Getting Started on Methadone - This brochure explains some specific safety measures for getting started on methadone and what to expect including:

What’s different about methadone?
How is a starting dose determined?
What if the dose is too low?
What about methadone overmedication?
Is there a “best” methadone dose?
What can you do?

Telling Others about MMT - This brochure provides some helpful suggestions on telling others about your participation in MMT including:

Will others understand?
What should others know?
Should family & friends be told?
What about people at work?
What do health care providers need to know?
What else can you do?

Mending Mental Health During MMT - This brochure explains some mental problems frequently faced during recovery and how they can be helped by participation in MMT addressing:

How does addiction affect mental health?
Can medicine help?
Are there side effects of the medication?
What about psychotherapy?
Does methadone help or hinder recovery from mental problems?
What can you do?

Living with HIV/AIDS During MMT - This brochure provides a basic understanding of HIV/AIDS and offers some tips for receiving the best care possible. Topics include:

What is HIV?
What is AIDS?
How is HIV infection treated?
Can life continue normally?
Does methadone affect HIV/AIDS?
What can you do?

Please fill out the form below to request this material:

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Getting Started on Methadone
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# of English Brochures (Available in packs of 50 – Maximum of 100) with brochure holder

# of Spanish Brochures (Maximum of 100 – Also available in quantities lower than 50)

Telling Others about MMT
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# of English Brochures (# of English reading patients in clinic or lower quantity) with brochure holder

# of Spanish Brochures (# of Spanish reading patients in clinic or lower quantity - Also available in quantities lower than 50)

Mending Mental Health During MMT
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# of English Brochures (Available in packs of 50 – Maximum of 100) with brochure holder

# of Spanish Brochures (Maximum of 100 – Also available in quantities lower than 50)

Living with HIV/AIDS During MMT
& Brochure Holder*

# of English Brochures (Available in packs of 50 – Maximum of 100) with brochure holder

# of Spanish Brochures (Maximum of 100 – Also available in quantities lower than 50)

*Brochure holders are only available for English brochures.