IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART): 1-800-565-8603

This organization provides information about treatment for drug and alcohol problems. Call their 24-hour toll-free number to find the number of the assessment referral centre in your community.

Methadone Registry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: 1-416-967-2600

The Methadone Registry keeps a list of all doctors authorized to prescribe methadone in Ontario. Call to find a doctor offering treatment in your area.

IMPORTANT WEB SITES

An Addict’s View: www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9740

From Australia, this personal site details one woman’s experiences with heroin, depression and methadone maintenance.

BCRecovernet – Recovery Issues and Resources: www.BCRecovery.org

Provides information on drug-related medical and legal issues, self-help, and addiction treatment, especially alternatives to 12-step programs.

Drug Text: www.drugtext.org

This drug policy and human rights organization provides “globally accessible drug-related information.” A search will lead you to dozens of on-line references on methadone, including a methadone client handbook from the U.K.

INDRO: http://home.muenster.net/~indro/travreg.htm

This site offers information on travel regulations for methadone clients in more than 150 countries.

The Lindesmith Center: www.lindesmith.org

This U.S. drug and drug policy research institute offers news stories, an on-line library, discussion forums, listservs and links to other resources. Type “methadone” into their search engine.

Methadone Today: http://www.methadonetoday.org/

The official newsletter of the Detroit Organizational Needs in Treatment, a methadone advocacy group. The newsletter offers articles by methadone clients on a range of methadone issues, plus a doctor’s column answering questions about treatment.

The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates: http://www.methadone.org/

A U.S. organization of clients and supporters of MMT. Their primary objective is to de-stigmatize and empower the methadone client.

Safeworks: www.safeworks.org/injection/

Graphic visual description of safe injection practices that reduce harm to the body.