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Methadone Anonymous Forums :: SPEAKER/SPECIAL EVENT :: METHADONIA...The Filmmaker, Michel Negroponte :: MICHEL!!!!!! Thanks soooo much!!!!
Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *ADMINISTRATOR*     Forum Queen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 3238 Registered: Jan 2005  Posted October 21st, 2005 07:54 PM   IP              Michel.....hope you peek in before you leave us for good.....sniff.......going to miss you. I think this past week has been AWESOME and it is much appreciated! Looking all the way back to last Friday when you first posted.....I cannot believe the change of attitude in this forum. It was fascinating to watch people come into the forum all nasty.......watch the back and forth dialogue.....and see them come back awhile later and apologize. I think this discussion has been a complete success.....THANK YOU! (my legs really do look like that, lol!) Come back and visit us soon, willya?? smooooooooch........Carol CAROL SHOLITON President/CEO METHADONE SUPPORT ORG. http://www.MethadoneSupport.org Carol@MethadoneSupport.org COME CHECK OUT OUR MAIN WEBSITE!!!!
chase Member Posts: 52 Registered: Aug 2005  Posted October 21st, 2005 10:51 PM   IP              IF ONE THING THIS FORUM DID WAS BRING IN MY OPINION ANY WAY ALL OF US TOGETHER ON AN ISSUE, YES DID THIS MOVIE DAMAGE US ABOSOLUTELY AND EVEN MORE THAN WE KNOW AT THIS POINT, I S MICHEL RESPOSIBLE FOR THIS YES HE SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH BUT DID HE INTEND TO MAKED ARE LIFES HARDER NO I THINK NOT ALBEIT THAT PERSONALLY I WISH HE WAS NOT SUCH A NICE GUY BECAUSE IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO JUST BE ANGRY WITH HIM AND I EVEN FOUND MYSELF DEFEND HIM IN A MEETING TODAY AND EXPLAIN WHAT HE SET OUT TO DO, PEOPLE WERE SO PISSED AT MY PATIENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AT THIS FILM AND MICHEL THAT I KEPT SAYING THAT HE DID NOT SET OUT TO HURT US BUT HIS FILM DID. HERES THE GOOD PART OF THIS FORUM IT BROUGHT US TOGETHER. AS ONE GROUP. AND CAROL YOU PULLED OFF A GREAT DEBATE. BUT LETS NOT END HERE, NAMA,FAVOR. MA, MARS, AFFIRM, ARM, MAMA, AND ALL OF THE REST, LETS HAVE I ONLINE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE GOV;T AND PICK AND ISSUE AND GO AT IT, WE NEED TO DEMAND HCV TREATMENT FOR ARE MEMBERS AND DOLLARS FOR PREVENTION AND COUNSELING AND THERAPY FOR THE 10 OF THOUSANDS OF US IN DENIAL OF THIS DISEASE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE RULES TO GET A LIVER FOR PEOPLE ON METHADONE, WE ARE DIEING AND NO BODY IS LISTENING OR NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP CHANGE THINGS. IN DECEMBER THE NATIONAL HEPATITIS ROUNDTABLE IS GOING TO SUMMIT THE BUDGET TO CONGRESS AND THIS WILL CREATE NOT 5 DIFERENT ORGS TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM BUT ONE FOR HEP A THRU C AND THE REST, WE NEED TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER THAT NAMA AND OTHER ORGS HAVE SIGNED ON TOO, I SAT ON THIS ROUNDTABLE FOR PAST TO YEARS AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED A GREAT PLAN AND THE PEOPLE THAT I WORKED WITH GOT LANGUAGE PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT IV DRUG USERS DO NOT GET THE SHAFT LIKE WE DID IN MANY OF THE HIV PROGRAMS AND THIS INCLUDES JUST PLAIN OPIATE USERS TOO. NOT JUST IV INJECTERS BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE ADDICTS PRESENT FORMER WHO HAVE HCV, FIRST WE WILL BE OFFERED AT CLINICS BOTH HEP A AND B VACINES AND MONEY WILL BE GIVEN TO REFER PATIENTS TO ADVOCATES THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT JUST LEFT OUT THEIR TO HANDLE TREATMENT ON THEIR OWN. EVERY GROUP SHOULD HAVE A HCV FORUM AND A CHAIR PERSON TO REPRESENT THE MEMBERS OF YOUR GROUP. ALSO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A SIMILIAR BUDDY SYSTEM LIKE AIDS TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE GOING THRU TREATMENT AND MAY NEED A MENU OF SERVICES, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A BEST PRACTICES POLICY TO BE GIVEN TO STATES BE IT FOR METHADONE OR SUBOXONE OR HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT WE MAY COME UP WITH A SIMILIAR MODEL TO NAMA'S CMA PROGRAM AND CERTIFY PEOPLE IN HCV ADVOCACY,. ANY WAY THAT IS JUST SOME INFO I HAVE FROM OUR WORK, MORE LATER. PCB Paul. Bowman CMA and a nice guy. Together We Will change this World
SweetJoy Member Posts: 37 Registered: Oct 2005  Posted October 24th, 2005 03:53 PM   IP              Thank you, Mr. Negroponte for coming to this site to chat with us. Not many people who made a film as you did would find the time nor put forth the effort that you did by coming here. It shows character. I'm sure it was not easy to listen to angry posts. But I did sense you to be an empathetic and compassionate person. The film is finished. The film was aired. It's done. Hopefully something good will come about no matter what our fears may be. God only knows. I read in the other thread that you wanted to continue coming here. I hope you do. We don't have to talk about the film forever. I hope that this community can develop a relationship with you that would benefit all parties. You are very likeable. Sincerely, SweetJoy
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