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).
Course Readings Lesson 1: Brief History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment A short introduction about how methadone started. The original team consisted of four and included Drs. Dole and Nyswander who were the investigators, Dr. Herman Joseph who did the statistics and Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek who was a medical student at the time. Lesson 2: Methadone…
Education Series Number 7 August 2003 (Revised) What is Managed Care? Managed care is a complex system that involves the active coordination of, and the arrangement for, the provision of health services and coverage of health benefits. The most common types of Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) include Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)…
Paul Edward Bowman (1963-2021) December 3, 2021 NAMA Recovery is saddened to report the passing of a long-standing member of our Board of Directors. Paul Edward Bowman, Jr, 58, passed away on November 22, 2021. Paul was born in Boston, MA and lived most of his life in Quincy, MA. Paul served Massachusetts residents for…
The first training for certification will include a variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of methadone treatment, research, regulations and laws that protect methadone patients and programs. Addiction and Methadone– Tom Payte, MD (Drug Dependence Associates) and Joycelyn Woods, MA. (NAMA) The biological constructs of addiction will be explained in…
The Board of Directors decided that the organization needed some mechanism to recognize NAMA chapters and other advocates who have done something that is exceptional. Thus it was decided that when their was an instance in which an advocate or individual took on a situation that was challenging and displayed exceptional skill in confronting it…
Conference 2000 American Methadone Treatment Association April 9-12, 2000 San Francisco Committee Chair John Finger Assistant to the Chair, Michael Garrett Co-chair, Alice Diorio Committee James DePasquale Becky Duarte Barbara Finger Carlos Franco Greg Keller Howard Lotsof Judith Ostergard Carmen Pearman Diane Seaman Joycelyn Woods NAMA Events and Activities Exhibition Booth Booth Manager: Greg Keller,…
