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Blame Does Not Benefit Society LTE [email protected] Ref: Myles F. Jacques 12/4/2002 Choice has consequences Editor: In responding to Jerome Kukaitis’ Nov. 27 letter regarding Mayor Wiercinski’s comment that “Hell would freeze over first before a methadone clinic opens in Dickson City” Mr. Jacques misses several vital points. 1. Addiction is a medical condition. It…

2009 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence April 25 – 29, 2009 New York The next AATOD National Conference will be convening on April 25 – 29, 2009 at the Hilton New York in New York, New York . AATOD produces national conferences on an 18-month cycle. These conferences have been convening since…

NAMA wishes to thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for their Support of Certified Methadone Advocate Training at the 2003 AATOD Conference in Washington DC. NAMA wishes to offer special thanks to Mallinckrodt  and American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD).

Policy Statement Number 8 December 1, 1997 The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the NIH Consensus Statement on Effective Treatment of Heroin Addiction that was facilitated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Health. The imprecate of this special statement should be understood in order to realize the impact…

Send To: National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Inc.                                                                                                     Back To NAMA Home Page NAMA Membership Office 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 11000 Membership Application Name:   _______________________________________________________  Organization:  ________________________________________________________________________ Title:  ________________________________________________________ Degree(s):__________________________ Address:  ________________________________________________________________________ Address:  ________________________________________________________________________ City:   _____________________________________    State:   ______Postal Code:   ________Country:   ___ Home Phone: (___)__________________________   Work Phone:   (___)______________________    Alternate Phone:(___)________________________Fax:   (___)______________________________       Email:______________________________________ If you have email may we send you…

The intent of Bottle Recall initially was to be able to allow patients take home medication and to insure that methadone is not diverted to the streets. However, methadone programs have been giving patients take home medication for years without a serious methadone diversion problem. Furthermore numerous studies have demonstrated that methadone is not a…