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Methadone Advocacy The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) We encourage all supporters of methadone treatment, patient and non-patient, to become Certified You do not have to be a patient to be a methadone advocate. Fifteen Years ago when NAMA first started, methadone advocacy was a few committed A few mistakes were made but the same mistake was seldom made twice. The result Methadone Advocacy is no longer a few committed individuals. Hundreds of people with |
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Date: January 12, 2004 For Immediate Release Contact: Joycelyn Woods and Walter Ginter Phone: (212) 595-6262 NAMA has been involved in a Methadone Emergency Database Project which will create a way to verify a patient’s dose in the case of an emergency. Now we hear that the Methadone Emergency Database…
Training for Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA Recovery) Complete Your Training You will need to mail in the CMA Test and Application to receive your certificate. If you have any questions contact: Walter Ginter Expired CMA’s Need to Recertify Pay for 2 Years of Membership and send…
2009 National Alliance of Methadone Advocates. NAMA Announces New Name. Press Release, April 26, 2009. 2004 National Alliance of Methadone Advocates. National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Calls on Advocates To Remind Policy Makers To Include Medication Assisted Treatment in Access to Recovery Grants. Press Release, June 14, 2004. Curley, B. Recovery Advocates Sharpen Their Skills. Join Together, June…
Sponsored by American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Saturday, April 12, 2003 Pre-Conference Session A Day of Methadone Advocacy Training NAMA Moves Methadone Advocacy to a New Level with training and certification. Includes a Photo Album of the Day and Jo L. Sotheran’s presentation on Working a…
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)…
FALSE! Extensive research has demonstrated that stabilized methadone maintenance patients are indistinguishable from control groups in cognitive functioning and motor skills. Stable MMT patients can not be distinguished from control groups by way of anything short of a toxicological screening. References: Gordon, N.B.: The functional status of the methadone maintained person; In: Simmons, L.R.S….
