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Volume VI, Issue VIII (August 2001) - Methadone Today's 6-Year Anniversary; Medications Used in Opiate Addiction; Prosecution of Doctors May Harm Patients; Antabuse Found to Reduce Cocaine Abuse

Volume VI, Issue VII (July 2001) - CSAT Holds Technical Assistance Workshop; In Case of Disaster; Media Reports on Addiction to Painkillers; To Michigan Methadone Patients

Volume VI, Issue VI (June 2001) - CT Senate Bill--Treatment for Inmates?, What do new federal regulations mean for patients?

Volume VI, Issue IV (April 2001) - Addiction is a Disease, Organ Transplants and Discrimination

Volume VI, Issue III (March 2001) - A Stable Methadone Patient Speaks Out; New Federal Regulations--Real Change?; Dear Methadone Today; Religious Organizations May Get Funds for Treatment; UROD Trial Underway

Volume VI, Issue II (February 2001) - New Federal Regulations Adopted; Patient Mistreated at Hospital/Clinic; Dear Methadone Today; Methadone Saved My Mother; Manufacturer Fails to Ship Methadone, more
 
 

Volume V, Issue XI (November 2000) - From our Nation's Capitol; Reader's Question; Clinic Mismanagement; New Video Paints Positive Portrait of Methadone

Volume V, Issue X (October 2000) - UROD - My Ordeal; Employment Drug Testing-Know Your Rights; "New treatment" for addicts?; Dear Methadone Today--letter

Volume V, Issue VIII/IX (Aug./Sept. 2000) - Clinic Dosing Policies; My Clinic Nightmare, Buprenorphine Okayed by Congress, Tracking of UROD Patients, My Buprenorphine Trial

Volume V, Issue VII (July 2000) - Buprenorphine, Part II; FDA Exemptions; Drug Testing; Family Issues

Volume V, Issue VI (June 2000) - Accreditation, Another Surgery Horror Story, Medical Maintenance Guidelines

Volume V, Issue V (May 2000) - NIDA Survey, Critique - AMTA Medical Maintenance (Part II), Patient Killed During Trek to Nearest Clinic, Patient Letter

Volume V, Issue IV (April 2000) - Buprenorphine Update, ACLU Halts Welfare Recipient Drug Testing, Critique of AMTA's Medical Maintenance Requirements, Spilled Dose

Volume V, Issue III (March 2000) - Luvox & Methadone, Pilot Medical Maintenance Programs, Patient Stories:  Nearly Forced Out of Treatment & Have Faith--Compassionate Clinics Do Exist

Volume V, Issue II (February 2000) - Report from our Capitol, Insurance Claims, Rocco's Story, Hep C

Volume V, Issue I (January 2000) - Methadone & Luvox Interaction, Hepatitis C on the Decline, ARM Volunteers Needed, more

Volume IV, Issue XII (December 1999) - Provider's View on Proposed Regulations, Office Based Treatment Under Proposed Regulations, more. . .

Volume IV, Issue XI (November 1999) -  New Methadone Clinic Open in Michigan, UROD Hell, Exception Denied, more. . .

There was no October issue of Methadone Today.  Subscribers received ARM's newsletter instead of Methadone Today.  The first issue of ARM's newsletter online!

Volume IV, Issue IX (September 1999)-  My Surgery Story, Medical Emergencies:  Being Prepared, Don't Be Ashamed of Being a Methadone Patient

Volume IV, Issue VIII (August 1999) -  New Proposed Regulations & What They Mean for Methadone Patients, Methadone Formulations

Volume IV, Issue VII (July 1999)-  DPF Conference, Substance Abuse Parity Mandate, Y2K Millennium Bug, More

Volume IV, Issue VI (June 1999)-  Prisoners & HIV/AIDS, Supreme Court Hears ADA Case, Sexual Dysfunction (Dr. Column), more

Volume IV, Issue V (May 1999)-  Addiction Free Treatment Act, Why Do Politicians Resist MMT?,  Employing Persons with Histories of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Volume IV, Issue IV (April 1999) -  ARM:  Getting Started, The Stigma Continues, Public Health Emergency, more

Volume IV, Issue III (March 1999)- Announcing ARM, Cops, Giving Birth on Methadone, Patient's Story, more

Volume IV, Issue II (February 1999) - Senate Resolution 295, DONT Rep Gives Lecture, NY Times Critique, more

Volume IV, Issue 1 (January 1999) - Starting a Patient Run Program, Cry to Death (HCV), more
 

Volume III, Issue 11 (November 1998)  AMTA Conference, Do You Know Your Rights?, more

Volume III, Issue 10 (October 1998)  My Attempt at Detox, 23+ year MMT Patient, NAMA Column 7, TIP/TAP, more. . . .

Volume III, Issue 9 (September 1998) - Medical Maintenance & Con Man, NAMA Column 6, TIP/TAP

Volume III, Issue 8 (August 1998) - ADA & Jail/Prison, NAMA Column 5, TIP/TAP:  Urine Testing

Volume III, Issue 7 (July 1998) - MMT Patients & Pain, Shoddy Service, NAMA Column 4, more

Volume III, Issue 6 (June 1998) - Death of the Fourth Amendment, NAMA Column 3, more

Volume III, Issue 5 (May 1998) - TIP/TAP Series Column, Dosing in Jail/Prison, NAMA Column, more

Volume III, Issue 4 (April 1998) - Narcan Challenge, Phony Advocates, Censorship, Delayed Onset Withdrawal

Volume III, Issue 3 (March 1998) - Interview With Dr. Vincent Dole, Part II; Rapid Detox, LAAM, more

Volume III, Issue 2 (February 1998) - Interview With Dr. Vincent Dole, Part I; ADA, Letter to Legislators

Volume III, Issue 1 (January 1998) - Prejudice Toward Methadone Patients, more

Volume II, Issue 11 (November 1997) - Dear Doctor (Open Letter), Natural Opioids, More

Volume II, Issue 10 (October 1997) - KEEP Program, History of Methadone, Response to Diversion

Volume II, Issue 9 (September 1997) - (Special 6-Page Issue) - Antagonist Drugs, Dear Doctor Letter

Volume II, Issue 8 (August 1997) - Narcotic Blockade, Hepatitis C & Drugs That Affect Serum Levels

Volume II, Issue 7 (July 1997) - Methadone Serum Levels & Split Dosing, More

Volume II, Issue 6 (June 1997) - Protease Inhibitors, More

Volume II, Issue 5 (May 1997) - Methadone Saved My Life, More

Volume II, Issue 4 (April 1997) Methadone in Other Countries - Another Special 6-Page Issue

Volume II, Issue 3 (March 1997) Special 6-Page Recovery Issue

Volume II, Issues 2 & 1 (February 1997 - January 1997) - Naltrexone, More

Volume I, Issues 10 - 8 (November 1996 - September 1996) - Methadone & Pregnancy, Medical Maintenance

Volume I, Issues 7 - 6 (August 1996 - June 1996) - LAAM, 7-Day Issue: Sneak Attack, more

Volume I, Issues 5 - 4 (April 1996 - February 1996) - Fighting for Life, Confidentiality in Treatment, more

Volume I, Issues 1 - 3 (December 1995 - August 1995) -Methaphobia, Urinalysis Policies, more

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