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New federal regulations were issued today to improve the quality and oversight of substance abuse treatment programs that use methadone and other medication to treat heroin and similar addictions. The regulations create a new accreditation program managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and replace…

Next In Series    Next Page The Opiate-Dependent Person and Pain         Methadone patients who are hospitalized with acute or chronic pain conditions are at high risk for receiving inadequate medication for relief of pain. There are several major reasons for this. First, many health professionals incorrectly believe that methadone patients will obtain pain relief from…

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NAMA is not an organization of apologists for what passes for methadone maintenance treatment in the United States today. Most MMT programs do not even come close to practicing the treatment modality created by Drs Dole and Nyswander three decades ago, and even the best programs are severely hampered by senseless regulation and by the…

 Note On This Page   Admission Requirements  Homes  Take Home Exceptions  (a) The Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration recognize that the investigational use of methadone requiring the prolonged maintenance of narcotic dependence as part of a total treatment effort has shown promise in the management and rehabilitation of selected narcotic addicts. It…

Helping NAMA Recovery We want Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT, i.e. methadone, buprenorphine, etc.) patients to think of NAMA Recovery as their union supporting patients and quality methadone treatment. We want healthcare professionals and policy makers to think of NAMA Recovery as their union because we support the quality methadone treatment that they provide. When you…