Patient Advocacy/The Stigma Project

A Dora Weiner Foundation Project

Patients, Advocacy and Stigma

Please read Dr. Herman Joseph's excellent review of the field. This document is contained on another host computer with popup windows for which we apologize. At the bottom of each section of this excellent thesis you will find directional arrows to take you to the next section of the paper. Sections are indexed for your convenience.

Medical Methadone Maintenance:

The Further Concealment of a Stigmatized Condition.

I Introduction
II Social and Historical Perspectives
III A History of Methadone Maintenance
IV From Heroin Addict to Methadone Patient
V The Transformation of Stigma from Heroin Addiction to Methadone Treatment
VI The Stigma from the Streets
VII Stigma Within the Medical Profession
VIII Stigma, Public Policy, Regulations and Methadone Treatment
IX The Perception of Stigma
X Retention in Medical Maintenance
XI From the Viewpoint of the Practicing Physician
XII The Patients Speak
XIII Conclusion and Discussion
XIV References
XV Appendix