Patient Education Brochures
Due to limited production, printed versions of the patient brochures are currently available only to active Covidien Mallinckrodt accounts. The following four 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.
Using Methadone Safely - This brochure provides some important reminders for using methadone safely and what to do if an emergency occurs. The brochure addresses:
- Why is methadone safety so important?
- What is opioid overmedication?
- How can unintended use be prevented?
- What about sharing methadone with another person?
- Is it ever okay to take extra methadone?
- What can you do?
Methadone & Mental Functioning - This brochure explains how individuals stabilized in MMT can be just as mentally alert and intellectually capable as any other persons. This brochure discusses:
- What are the concerns?
- Does methadone affect intelligence?
- What about job skills?
- Is driving safe while on methadone?
- Does dose matter?
- What to watch for?
The Dangers of Substance Abuse During MMT - Continued substance abuse during methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is a serious barrier to treatment success. Mixing methadone and alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe. This brochure addresses:
- Why is substance abuse harmful during MMT?
- How does alcohol affect methadone?
- What other drugs are hazardous?
- Are some substances, like mafijuana, less harmful?
- How does substance abuse complicate MMT?
- What can you do?
Understanding MMT Clinic Rules - This brochure helps explain the best way to deal with clinic rules. Topics include:
- Who makes all the rules?
- How are clinic hours determined?
- Why are urine tests necessary?
- Why is methadone so restricted?
- Who is allowed take-home doses?
- What should you do?