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).
LetterTo The Editor Birminghan Post-Herald, October 27, 2004 Re: JUDGE RULES AGAINST METHADONE CLINIC by JOSEPH D. BRYANT. Reporter Bryant, My name is J.R. Neuberger and I am part of an organization called The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates. I am also a methadone patient and have been since 1988. It has saved my life….
For years it had been suspected that opiates had specificbinding sites in the brain. There were several attempts tolocate these sites, but the existing technologies were unable todistinguish between the non specific binding to tissue and thespecific binding to receptors. It must be mentioned here thatthe first attempt to actually measure specific opiate bindingwas in…
DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act April 15, 2022 “The opioid crisis poses an extraordinary challenge to communities throughout our country. The Department of Justice (the Department) has responded with a comprehensive approach prioritizing prevention, enforcement, and treatment. This includes enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada), which…
National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery CONFIDENTIAL Grievance/Compliment Report All information that is provided will be held strictly confidential in the same manner as the patient protections described in the U.S. Federal Confidentiality Regulations 42 CFR and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (the Privacy Rule) as established by the Department of…
Physicians’ Guide: Opioid Agonist Medical Maintenance Treatment D R A F T G U I D E L I N E S Prepared for the Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative Therapies (OPAT) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Andrea Grubb…
Methadone treatment is entering a new era giving methadone patients opportunities that they never had before. Our views and issues are being taken seriously by many and it is important that advocacy organizations continue their important role as the patient’s voice. It is because of the hard work of many of the NAMA chapters that…
