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2008

Current Issue

AT Forum Volume 17 #1 - Winter 2008 (HTML)
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• From the Publisher – Serving the Addiction Treatment Community Since 1992
  15th Anniversary Issue
• AATOD Conference Convenes in San Diego
  • 2007 Nyswander-Dole “Marie” Award Recipients
• New Report on Methadone Overdose and Diversion
• MMT: Past, Current, Future – Part I
  • MMT History Timeline
  • MMT Pioneer: Beny J. Primm, MD
• Reducing Risks in OTPs: Planning, Preparing, Preventing
• FAQ: Methadone and Driving Safety
• Events to Note
  
  

Past Issues

2007

AT Forum Volume 16 #3 - Summer 2007 (HTML)
PDF fle (790KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor: Overdose in MMT: Better Safe Than Sorry
• New Survey: Overdose in MMT
• Methadone Overdose in MMT (What to know. How to prevent it. What to do if it happens)
  
  • Risk Management Begins With Education
  • Methadone Safety Starts on Day One
  • Handling Emergencies – Taking Immediate Action
  • Handling Emergencies – While Waiting for Help to Arrive
  • What NOT To Do For A Methadone Overdose
  • NALOXONE – Overdose Antidote
• Survey Results: Guarding Heart Health in MMT
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 16 #2 - Spring 2007 (HTML)
PDF file (790KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor: MMT Clinics Need Treatment Options Parity
• New Survey: Options in MMT?
• Clinical Concepts: MAT Cycle of Recovery from Opioid Addiction
• Practice Pointers: New Understandings of Methadone Benefitting Mood
• Current Comments: TOTA: Texas Opioid Treatment Alliance Involving MMT Patients in Their Treatment & Recovery
• Survey Results: Fighting Addiction Myths?
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 16, #1 – Winter 2007 (HTML)
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• Straight Talk… from the Editor: Put Methadone Risks in Proper Perspective
• New Survey: Guarding Heart Health
• Clinical Concepts: FDA Advisory Raises Concerns About Methadone
  • Is Methadone Harmful to Heart Health?
  • Is Methadone Safe During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding?
• Sidebars:
  • Are You Registered for E-mail Notifications?
  • EUROPAD Journal Available Free at ATForum.com
• Reader Feedback: An Alternate View of Methadone Dose Induction
• Patient’s Perspectives: Lifelong MMT Can Mean a Lifetime of Happiness
• Survey Results: Contracts in MMT?
• Events to Note

2006

AT Forum Volume 15, #4 – Fall 2006 (HTML)
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• Straight Talk… from the Editor: Addiction Myths Keep Spreading Nonsense
• New Survey: Fighting Addiction Myths
• Practice Pointers: Safely Starting Methadone in MMT
• How Much Startup Methadone is Enough?
• Clinical Concepts: Notes from ASAM’s “Pain & Addiction” Course
• Resource Review: New Book Aids Understanding of MMT
• Resource Review: Text Sheds Light on Psychopharmacology
• AT Forum Survey Results: Mistreated Pain in MMT?
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 15, #3 – Summer 2006 (HTML)
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• Straight Talk… from the Editor: Treatment Contracts for MMT Patients?
• NEW SURVEY:  MMT Contracts?
• Lessons from Vincent Dole, MD
• “One-Stop-Shop” for Addiction Treatment
• Fates of Buprenorphine, MMT Intertwined
• Treating Chronic Pain in MMT Patients
• Opioid-Induced Constipation Myths Dispelled
• AT Forum Survey Results: Methadone in Jail/Prison?
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 15, #2 – Spring 2006 (HTML)
PDF file (332KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  • AATOD Atlanta Conference Focuses on CJS
  • “MMT in CJS” Report Released
  • New Survey: Mistreated Pain in MMT?
• Perils of Pain in MMT: Updated Evidence
  • Misconceptions & Mistreatment
  • Table: Managing Pain During MMT
  • Do MMT Patients Feel More Pain?
• Research Roundup: Recent Perspectives on Addiction Treatment
  • CalTOP Reinforces $1-to-$7 Cost-Benefit Ratio
  • Ongoing MMT May Provide Large Lifetime Benefits
  • Determining the Most Effective Methadone Dose in MMT
  • Methadone Compared with Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence
• AT Forum Survey Results: Disaster Plan Update – 2005
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 15, #1 – Winter 2006 (HTML)
PDF file (913KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor:
  • MMT Agencies & Clinics Do Respond in Crisis
  • Brief Updates
  • New Survey: Methadone in Jail/Prison?
• MMT in the Criminal Justice System
• Interview: Mark Parrino, MPA – MMT Can Serve Courts, Jails
• How to Safely Discontinue Opioid Painkillers
• Medication Tapering in an Emergency –
  What Can Patients Do?
• New MOM Program Serves MMT Mothers
• AT Forum Survey Results: Recovery?
• Events to Note

2005

AT Forum Volume 14, #4 – Fall 2005 (HTML)
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• Straight Talk… from the Editor:
  
  • Avoiding Disaster After the Disaster
  • New Survey: Disaster Plan Update – 2005?
• Disaster Preparedness:
  •  MMT Patients Overlooked?
• Addiction Recovery: New Understandings of an Old Concept
• Sidebars:
  
  • CSAT Launches TIP 43
  • After 40 Years MMT Basics Still Valid  
  • Optimal Methadone Assessed
  •  Vitamin D: Solution for Bone Aches?
• Survey Results: Contingency Management
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 14, #3 – Summer 2005 (HTML)
PDF file (1,164KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  • ATF News & Updates Reach 100
  • New Survey: What is Recovery?
• Sidebars...
  • Speaking Up For Recovery
  • NIMBY: Alive & Going Strong
• ClinicalConcepts...
  • Drug Screening: How Often in Enough?
  • Survey Results: Drug Monitoring
• PracticePointers...
  • AD/HD: A Common Problem During MMT?
  • Interview: Treating AD/HD During MMT
• Feedback Q&A
  • Methadone & Heart Health
  • Treating MMT Patients’ Pain
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 14 #2 Spring 2005 (HTML)
PDF file (518KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  • Contingency Management (CM) Works, But Research Is Misleading
  • New Reader Survey: Contingency Management
  • New Report: “SAM in MMT”
  • ATForum.com HONcode Certified
• Clinical Concepts: Contingency Management – What is it? Does it work?
  • Interview: Nancy Petry, PhD – Cost-Effective CM
• Practice Pointers: Assessing Adequate Methadone Dose
• MMT Pioneers: Vincent Dole, MD – “Father” of MMT
• Research Reviews & Updates
  • MMT Patients in Pain Need Higher Methadone Doses
  • Costs/Benefits of Drug Treatment Reported
• AT Forum Survey Results: Constipation
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 14 #1 Winter 2005 (HTML)
PDF file (860KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  
  • Drug Monitoring: Therapy or Tyranny?
  • New Survey: Drug Monitoring in MMT?
  • Wide Reach of AT Forum
  • www.ATForum.com Updated
• Clinical Concepts: Substance-Abuse Monitoring in MMT
• Research Update: Pregnancy & MMT
• MMT Pioneers: Marie Nyswander, MD – Listening to Patients
• Does Age Matter in MMT?
• Survey Results: Sleep Disorders
• Events to Note

2004

AT Forum Volume 13 #4 Fall 2004 (HTML)
PDF file (1230KB)

• Straight Talk... from the Editor -
  
  • AATOD Holds 20th Anniversary Conference
  • New Survey: Constipation?
• Clinical Concepts -
  
  • Constipation During MMT
  • Metamucil in Methadone?
• Poster Pointers
  
  • Flexible Drug Screening Schedules
  • AD/HD Symptoms Common During MMT
  • Services in MMT Programs Need Improvement
• MMT Pioneers: Remembering Charlie LaPorte
• Survey Results: Feeding Recovery - Can better diets & nutrition improve MMT?
  
  • Getting Nutrition Info on the Web
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 13 #3 Summer 2004 (HTML)
PDF file (1500KB)

• Clinical Concepts - Sleep Disorders in MMT
• The Architecture of Sleep
• Getting a Better Night's Sleep
• MMT Perspectives - Mobile Methadone Bypasses NIMBY
• Feedback Q & A
  
• From Editor - Methadone On The Road, Again
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 13 #2 Spring 2004 (HTML)
PDF file (852KB)

• From Editor - Formidable Barriers Persist After 40+ Years
• Clinical Concepts - Feeding Recovery
• MMT Perspectives - Methadone-Associated Deaths: Report Released
• This is One Methadone Story That Deserves More Attention - Opinion: Mark W. Parrino, MPA
• The Report Is Only A Beginning - Government Viewpoint
• Addiction, Methadone, & Stigma - Feedback/Feedforward from Herman Joseph, PhD
• Reader Survey: Lapses & Relapses; Beginning Or End Of Recovery?
• Events to Note

AT Forum Volume 13 #1 Winter 2004 (HTML)
PDF file (508KB)

• Pain Perspectives - Addiction, Pain & MMT
• Survey: Agony & Opioid Addiction
• New Frontiers - Vermont: Overcoming Barriers
• Healthcare Parity Laws: A First Step
• Methadone and Mood
• Methadone an Antidepressant?
• From Editor - Feedback Counts
• Events to Note

2003

AT Forum Volume 12 #4 Fall 2003 (HTML)
PDF file (468KB)

• Clinical Concepts - Taming Drug Interactions
• Beyond Methadone - Drug Relapse: A Detour, Not An End of Recovery
• Events to Note
• From the Editor - Addiction Message
• Practice Pointers: Understanding Methadone Split Dosing
• Methadone Not Harmful to Neonate
• Reader Response - "Graying of Methadone"

AT Forum Volume 12 #2 Summer 2003 (HTML)
PDF file (488KB)

• Safety Matters: Perils & Pearls
• Physician Roles in MMT
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: What Went Wrong
• Have You Visited ATFORUM.COM?
• Dose Survey 2003 - Continued
• Survey Respondent Comments

AT Forum Volume 12 #2 Spring 2003 (HTML)
PDF file (812KB)

• Dose Survey 2003 - Upward Trends Continue
• Clinical Concepts - Guidance On Optimal Methadone Dosing
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: Momentous Issues at AATOD
• EBAM Booklets Available On Web
• Language Makes A Difference

AT Forum Volume 12 #1 Winter 2003 (HTML)
PDF file (487KB)

• Clinical Concepts - Methadone Dose Debate
• Practice Pointers - Getting Alcohol Under Control in MMT
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: New Opportunities Ahead
• Current Comments - The Further "Graying of Methadone"
• US MMT Age Trends? Respond to E-Survey
• Reader Response - Alcohol in MMT?

2002

AT Forum Volume 11 #4 Fall 2002 (HTML)
PDF file (308KB)

• Clinical Concepts - MMT as a Platform for Treating Infectious Disease
• Counseling Issues - Social Workers' Roles in MMT
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: Dose Feedback Needed
• Research Update - Metabolism & Higher Dose Methadone
• Current Comments - Accountability in Addiction Research
• Survey Results - HCV Support

AT Forum Volume 11 #3 Summer 2002 (HTML)
PDF file (482KB)

• Clinical Concepts - Controlling Cocaine Abuse in MMT
• Convoluted History of Cocaine
• Liver Disease in MMT: Treatment & Transplant Part 4
• From the Editor: An Open Invitation to Researchers
• Events to Note
• Silver Linings in the Clouds of Addiction
• Where to Get Info
• Survey Results: 9/11 Disaster Aftermath

AT Forum Volume 11 #2 Spring 2002 (HTML)
PDF file (157KB)

• Clinical Concepts - Methadone & The Immune System
• Liver Disease in MMT: Treatment & Transplant Part 3
• From the Editor: Methadone's Bench-To-Bedside Disconnect
• Events to Note
• Practice Pointers: Dealing with "Situational Abstinence Syndrome"
• Survey Results - Liver Disease Fates

AT Forum Volume 11 #1 Winter 2002 (HTML)
PDF file (241KB)

• Current Concepts - Dealing with Disaster
• Liver Disease in MMT: Treatment & Transplant Part 2
• From the Editor: Change - The Order of Today
• Events to Note
• Practice Pointers: How Families Affect MMT Success
• Survey Results - Talking to Patients

2001

AT Forum Volume 10 #4 Fall 2001 (HTML)
PDF file (272KB)

• Liver Disease in MMT : Part 1
• Clinical Concepts - Cardiovascular Health in MMT Patients
• From the Editor - New Visions for the 21st Century
• Events to Note
• Where to get Info
• Reader Survey - MMT Attitudes

AT Forum Volume 10 #3 Summer 2001 (HTML)
PDF file (376KB)

• Practitioner Panel - Methadone and Heart Health
• Program Update - Methadone Anonymous Comes of Age
• From the Editor - Medically Speaking - Stamping out Slang
• Events to Note
• Clinical Concepts - Overcoming Obstacles to Optimum Methadone Dose
• Survey Results - Realistic Treatment Goals

AT Forum Volume 10 #2 Spring 2001 (HTML)
PDF file (275KB)

• Clinical Concepts - How Safe Are Methadone, LAAM, Buprenorphine?
• MMT & Beyond - Office-Based Methadone Prescribing
• From the Editor: Where's the Evidence?!
• Events to Note
• Brainstorm: Voices of Dissent-Part 8
• Survey: Supervised Withdrawal

AT Forum Volume 10 #1 Winter 2001 (HTML)
PDF file (200KB)

• MMT & Beyond - Redefining "Adequate" Methadone Dose
• Treatment Trends - CSAT Lauches Innovative Initiative
• From the Editor: When is "Good" Not Good Enough?
• Events to Note
• Brainstorm: The Hijacked Brain Revisited - Part 7
• Reader Survey Results - "Patient" or "Client"?

2000

AT Forum Volume 9 #4 Fall 2000 (HTML)
PDF file (164KB)

• MMT & Beyond - The 100mg/d Methadone Glass Ceiling
• Clinical Concepts - HCV Paradoxically Increases Methadone Dose Requirement
• From the Editor: Wars on Words Continued - "Detox" or "MSW"
• Events to Note
• Brainstorm: The Shifting Sands of Opioid Addiction & Treatment - Part 6
• Where to Get Info

AT Forum Volume 9 #3 Summer 2000 (HTML)
PDF file (205KB)

• Clinic Notes - MMT Accreditation: Hard Work Ahead
• MMT & Beyond - Shifting Paradigms & Slippery Slopes
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: Patient? Client? Who are we talking about?
• Brainstorm: Addiction and the Duress of Stress Part 5
• Reader Survey Results - Addiction Treatment & Sexual Disorders

AT Forum Volume 9 #2 Spring 2000 (HTML)

• Clinical Concepts - Sexual Dysfunction & Addiction Treatment
• Survey Results - Patient Battling Stigma & Prejudice
• Events to Note
• From the Editor: Methadone Millennium
• Brainstorm: Spiritual Road to Recovery Part 4

AT Forum Volume 9 #1 Winter 2000 (HTML)

• Clinical Concepts - Naltrexone in Action Against Alcoholism
• Research Review - Update: Stimulant Use Disorders
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Brainstorm: The Hijacked Brain Part 3
• Where to Get Info

1999

AT Forum Volume 8 #4 Fall 1999 (HTML)

• Patient's Perspective - MMT Patients Battle Prejudice
• Clinical Concepts - Addiction Treatment in the Age of HIV/AIDS
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Where to Get Info
• Readers Survey - Why Measure Methadone SMLs?
• Brainstorm: Exploring the Body, Mind & Soul of Addiction Part 2

AT Forum Volume 8 #3 Summer 1999 (HTML)

• The Value of Addiction Treatment
• Clinical Concepts - Why Measure Methadone Blood Levels?
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Where to Get Info
• Readers Survey - MMT Clinic Challenges?
• Brainstorm: Exploring the Body, Mind & Soul of Addiction Part 1

AT Forum Volume 8 #2 Spring 1999 (HTML)

• Changing Roles for MMT Clinics
• Clinical Concepts
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Where to Get Info
• Hepatitis C- Health Crisis of the Century
• Readers Survey - Docs Rxing Methadone

AT Forum Volume 8 #1. Winter 1999 (HTML)

• Clinical Concepts
• Naltrexone Nexus - Part 3
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Where to Get Info
• MMT Dose Survey­Continued
• Readers Survey

1998

AT Forum Volume 7 #3. Fall 1998 (HTML)

• Dosage Survey '98
• Naltrexone Nexus ­ Part 2
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Where to Get Info
• IBR Illuminates the "Black Box" of Treatment
• Clinical Concepts

AT Forum Volume 7 #2. Spring 1998 (HTML)

• Alcohol and MMT
• MMT Patients and The Perils of Pain
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• The Naltrexone Nexus, Part 1
• Where to Get Info
• Readers Survey Response, Coke Confounds MMT

AT Forum Volume 7 #1. Winter 1998 (HTML)

• GPs & Methadone Achievable Dream...Or...?
• Dual Diagnosis& MMT A Chicken-Egg Enigma
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Case Challenge, Response
• Methadone by Docs Not Politics
• Sites Worth Seeing
• CSAT Update

1997

AT Forum Volume 6 #4. Fall 1997 (HTML)

• Coke confounds MMT
• Patients' Perspective
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Current Comments
• Reader Survey Responses
• Where to Get Info
• Case Challenge

AT Forum Volume 6 #3. Summer 1997 (HTML)

• High Dose Best Dose for Many
• Managing Clinic Growth
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Change as a Challenge
• Reader Survey Responses
• Where to Get Info

AT Forum Volume 6, #2. Spring, 1997 (HTML)

• Methadone at Work
• Smack is Back- Big Time!
• From the Editor
• Events to Note
• Reader Survey Responses
• Methadone World Watch
• Enlightened Belgium
• Where to Get Info

AT Forum Volume 6, #1. Winter, 1997 (HTML)

• Optimal Methadone Dose?
• CSAT: Medical Maintenance
• From the Editor
• Meetings to Note
• Physician with a Mission
• Survey: Managed Care and MMT
• Addiction Treatment on the Internet
• Feedback: Horrifying Attitudes
• Patient Perspectives

1996

AT Forum Volume 5, #3. Fall, 1996 (HTML)

• A.T. Forum on the Internet
• Medical Methadone Survey
• From the Editor
• Meetings to Note
• Staff Attitudes & MMT Success
• Methadone Under Managed Care
• Where to Get Info

AT Forum Volume 5, #2. Spring/Summer 1996 (HTML)

• The Ghost Haunting Methadone
• Ethan Nadelmann on Harm Reduction
• Follow-Up: David Mactas of CSAT
• Methadone on the Internet
• Pain Conference Info
• Give People What They Want
• Disaster Planning Revisited
• Research Perspectives
• Patient Confidentiality

AT Forum Volume 5, #1. Winter, 1996 (HTML)

• Interview with Dr. Vincent Dole, M.D.
• Methadone: The Next 30 Years?
• Acute Pain Management
• Straight Talk From the Editor
• Addiction Treatment on the Internet
• Follow-up: Graying of Methadone
• TRIPS is Gone: Where to Get Methadone
• NIDA Focuses on Drug Use-HIV/AIDS Links
• Continued Heroin Use: Why?
• Where to Get Info

1995

AT Forum Volume 4, #3. Fall, 1995 (HTML)

• AMTA on Leading Edge
• "Graying" of Methadone?
• Straight Talk From the Editor
• No Medicaid for Methadone
• IOM Report Review
• Clinic as a Family System
• TB Crisis Spurs Action
• Where to Get Info

AT Forum Volume 4, #2. Spring 1995 (HTML)

• Disaster Preparedness
• Voucher Program Success
• From the Editor
• Correction Feedback
• Pharmacist's Role in MMTP
• Self Help Programs
• Where to Get Info - TB Facts
• Special Report Review
• Patients Become Counselors
• Methadone Symposium

AT Forum Volume 4, #1. Winter 1995 (HTML)

• Reader Survey Results
• Hepatitis Haunts MMTP's
• From the Editor
• Association, Texas Style
• Nimby Alive in Chicago
• Where to Get Info
• Patients' Perspectives
• Research Notes

1994

AT Forum Volume 3, #3. Fall, 1994 (HTML)

• Reader Survey Results
• Methadone-on-Wheels
• From the Editor
• Medical Maintenance
• Legal Notes
• MMT Nurses as Counselors
• Equal Access to MMT
• Where to Get Info
• Research Notes

AT Forum Volume 3 #2 Summer 1994
PDF file (3,097KB)

• Straight Talk…from the Editor
  • Pay Now, or Pay Later…
  • A Survey Question for ALL…
• Patient Survey – Common Concerns Expressed Around the Country
• MMTP Update – Locked Out, Patients Organize Own Clinic
• Clinical Concepts – The Role of Retention in MMTP
• Current Comments – MMT Fee-For-Service; The Future
• Research Notes
  • Long Lasting Benefits of MMT
• Methadone Okay for Long-term Use
• Meeting Notes – National Methadone Conference 1994
• Where to Get Info
• Forum Feedback Letters

AT Forum Volume 3 #1 Winter/Spring 1993-1994
PDF file (699KB)

• Straight Talk…from the Editor – You Asked for It… Hear from MMTP Patients
• Counselor Survey – Caseloads Vary Widely
• MMTP Notes
  • Advisory Board Program Empowers Patients
  • Patient’s Perspective
• Women & Addiction – Comprehensive Care Essential; Methadone But One Component
• Current Comments – Georgia MMTP Coalition Supports Providers
• ATF Methadone Dosage Survey (Continued)
• Comments by Dosage Survey Respondents
• Methadone Myths
• Case Study – MMTP Retention Rate Drops 38% What Happened
• Forum Feedback Letters – Methadone Success “Down Under”

1993

AT Forum Volume 2 #3 Fall 1993
PDF file (4,904KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  
  • Thank You…
  • MMTP COUNSELORS; Now It’s Your Turn
• A.T.F. Dosage Survey
  
  • The Results Are In…
  • Comments by Survey Respondents
• Current Comments – Dr. Elizabeth Khuri: MMTP for Youths
• Perspective – Methadone Patients’ Rights vs. Diversion & Regulation
• Viewpoint – Ethical Issues of Methadone Maintenance: Perception vs. Reality
• What is the Future of MMTP Under Health Care Reform?
• LAAM Approved… With Restraints
• Research Notes
  • Methadone Dose Level Not Linked to Smoking
  • Are Contingency Contracts Useful?
• Meeting Notes

AT Forum Volume 2 #2 Spring 1993
PDF file (5,760KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor Did You Respond to A.T. Forum MMTP Clinic Survey
• Treatment Options – SSMR: Turning Failures Into Successes
• Current Comments – Forest Tennant: Controversial Champion of MMTP
• Political Perspective – Richard Weisskopf
• Symposium in California
• Clinic Notes – Medical Maintenance
  
  • Beth Israel Extends Test
  • Chicago Model Accelerates Entry
• Forum Feedback
  
  • AIDS & Innocence
  • Locked-Out of “Medical Maintenance”
• Research Notes
  
  • Does Enforced Methadone Treatment Work?
  • High Risk of IVDU
• TRIPS is Back!

AT Forum Volume 2 #1 Winter 1993
PDF file (2,808KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor – Policy-Makers Need to Hear & Harmonious Message
• Political Perspective
  
  • What Will Clinton Mean For MMTP Programs?
  • Looking At Legislation - Interim Methadone Passes Final Ruling; Where’s the Funding?
• Current Comments
  
  • Women & Addiction: Why/How Are They Special
  • DRUGS, AIDS & Children – Orphans Innocent Victims of IVDUs
• First ATF Symposium A Success – Capacity Crowd Hears Six Distinguished Speakers
• Patient’s Perspective – “Methadonian” Comes Out of The Shadows; “Methadone is MR,” she says.
• Clinic Notes – Diseases On The Rise Among Methadone Patients
• Forum Feedback – Effective Counseling Enhances Methadone Success
• Respond to A.T. Forum MMTP Clinic Survey
• Research Notes
  
  • NDA Due For LAAM In March, 1993
  • Naltrexone Studied As Alcoholism Deterrent

1992

AT Forum Volume 1 #2 Fall 1992
PDF file (1,948KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor
  
  • YOUR Feedback Counts the Most
  • ATF Seeks to Share Info About Advocacy Groups
• In the News…Clinics/Programs Face “Rocky Road”
• Current Comments – Is There a “Best” Addiction Treatment?
• Drugs Abuse Alert – Heroin- & Cocaine-Related Emergencies Increasing
• News Brief…Heroin Sniffing Plague Moves to Midwest
• Methadone Myths – Clearing Up Some of the Myth-Understandings
• J. Thomas Payte, M.D. “Adequate” Methadone Dose?
• ADA Activated – Methadone Patients Still Face Dilemma
• Forum Feedback
• Grant Applications Requested: Clinical Research on Human Development & Drug Abuse
• OTI New “CSAT”
• Unabridged Interviews Available
• Second Methadone Symposium Scheduled

AT Forum Summer Issue 1992 - Premier Edition
PDF file (471KB)

• Straight Talk… from the Editor – This is YOUR Forum; We Look Forward to Hearing from You
• Viewpoint … Nina Peyser, Beth Israel Medical Center: Myths and Misunderstandings Hinder Addiction Treatment
• Current Comments – Attitudes Regarding MMTP to Change, Says Dole
• Patient’s Perspective – Methadone Furthers Function & Growth
• HIV/AIDS & IVDUs
  
  • Epidemic Predicted, Control Measures Controversial
  • HIV/AIDS Warning…”Safe Sex” Danger
• Research Review – Many Methadone Dosage Practices Counterproductive, Survey Finds
• National Methadone Conference “92
• Methadone Symposium Nov. 17
• News Note…New Coalition Seeks Shift Toward Drug Treatment

Unpublished Articles

Does Methadone Maintenance Treatment Affect Heart Health?

The Safety of Methadone, LAAM, Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Dependency

Coke Confounds MMT

Reciprocal Dosing Agreement - Ruby Gordon, M.S.S.W., manager More Center in Louisville, KY and Carol McPherson, manager of the Southern Indiana Treatment Center

Interview with Dr. Vincent Dole

"Methadone Patients and the Treatment of Pain" by J. Thomas Payte, M.D.

The Role of Retention in MMTP - Interview with J. Thomas Payte, M.D.

Disaster Planning Guide

 

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