Category: Patient Rights


DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act

“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 prohibits discrimination against people in recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) who are not engaging in…
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    Admin 10/08/2021

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  • Tag: discrimination

    Admin 04/17/2021

    Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder March 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to…

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    Admin 10/15/2021

    Education Series 1 Methadone Maintenance and Patient Self Advocacy by Arlene Ford March 1991 Download File  (pdf format) Education Series 2 Drug Policy in the Age of AIDS: The Philosophy of Harm Reduction by Rod Sorge April 1991 Download File (pdf format) Education Series 3 Myths About Methadone by Emmet Velten, Ph.D. March 1992 Download File (pdf…

  • Oral Swabs

    Admin 08/23/2022

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  • National Methadone Conference Indexes

    Admin 07/26/2021

    2005 National Alliance of Methadone Advocates. Letter to HBO. Re: Methadonia. October 4, 2005. White, D. MAP. Letter to Linda Martz . News-Journal (Mansfield, OH), January 6, 2005. Kitts, C. Virginia NAMA. Letter to the Editor . Roanoke Times, January 3, 2005. 2004 Mandel, G. Maryland NAMA. Letter to Sheriff Chris Curry. November 9, 2004. Woods, J. National Alliance…