September is Recovery Month

National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA Recovery) 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 Phone/Fax: (212) 595-NAMA/6262 For More Information Contact:    The President’s Office Directory of Affiliates and Chapters

The Reception 40 Years Wow It’s hard to believe… Dr. Tom Payte the Conference Chair (a CMA too) cuts the cake while Mark Parrino Director of AATOD looks on with a big smile. Walter Talks PSCEP with Yvette Torres The reception is a great place to network so Walter Ginter (Vice President) finds Yvette Torres…

NAMA Recovery does not presently have a webmaster. This site is being maintained by: Joycelyn Woods, M.A., C.M.A.:  . Walter Ginter, C.M.A.:  Do you have Programming Skills? NAMA Recovery needs a webmaster. It is volunteer and would require about 10 hours a week Contact Joycelyn Woods or Walter Ginter above. This website is best viewed…

The Federal Regulations Pages are a work in progress. In coming weeks they will be better formatted, indexed, etc. But due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to place them up AS IS for the time being. Please inform us of typos, etc. PS- New York State regulations coming soon! If you have the methadone…

Joe Neuberger, Delaware NAMA James DePasquale, Long Beach Patient Committee This roundtable examined the practice of “administrative detoxification” from programs, and explored the conflicts between what programs often perceive as a necessary evil and patients often perceive as a source of anxiety and constant threat to their treatment. Should administrative detox even be program policy…

The Coalition for Methadone Choice is attempting to prevent Mayor Giuliani from ‘detoxing’ more than 2000 patients and threatening treatment for thousands more. We are looking for:                 Methadone maintenance patients to participate in public education and/or lobbying.                 Patients at city-run programs to join in legal efforts to save their treatment.                 Anyone who…