NAMA Chapters and Affiliates

United States


California

Methadone- A Legitimate Treatment Alternative Organization MALTA

P.O. Box 1716

Marysville, CA 95901

Newsletter: The Malta Messenger

Subscription: Donation apprecited

Contact Persons: Diane Fleury-Seaman & Don Seaman


Colorado

Southern Colorado Affiliate of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (SCA-NAMA)

129 South Institute

Colorado Springs, CO 80902

Contact Person: Pete Seal


District Of Columbia

Giving It Back, Inc.

1352 Irving Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20010

Contact Persons: Steve Jones & LaVerne Williams


Methadone Awareness Advocacy Coalition (MAAC)

ADAPT Clinic

33 N Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002

Contact Person: Hellene Allen (Chair)


Indiana

The Methadone Advocacy Group of Gary

T-MAG

P.O. Box 157

Gary, IN 46403

Newsletter: T-MAG Newsletter

Contact Persons: Charles Stinson & Carmen Pearman


Iowa

Heartland Recovery Outreach & Information Network He.R.O.I.N.

P.O. Box 612

Des Moines, IA 50303

Contact Person: Tracy Gilmore


Maryland

Clients’ Advisory Board (CAB)

Walter P. Carter Center MMTP

630 West Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

Newsletter: In the planning

Contact Persons: “Freddy” Washington, James Carey & George Reed


New Jersey

Atlantic City Methadone Awareness Patient Advocacy Organization (AC/MAPO)

5311 Atlantic Avenue #C-3

Ventnor, NJ 08406

Newsletter: Methadone Awareness

Cost:

  • $5 Yr. Monthly Subs.
  • $55 Yr. Clinic Subs.(100 ccs)

Contact Person: Katharine Bolton [email protected]


New York

Association for the Betterment of Addiction Treatment & Education (ABATE)

168-01 12 Avenue

Whitestone, NY 11357

Contact Persons: Anthony Scro & Frank Tardalo

Patient Committee Long Island Jewish Medical Center MMTP

23 Rowe Place

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Newsletter: MMTP Monthly

Contact Person: Donna Schoen


North Carolina

Patient’s Advocacy Council (PAC)

5312 Woodsdale Road

Raleigh, NC 27606-3342

Contact Person: Keith Dickens


Oklahoma

Oklahoma Methadone Alliance OMA

3120 Elmwood Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73116

Newsletter: New Life Times

Subscription: Free

Contact Person: Seth Wood


Pennsylvania

Methadone – An Alternative Treatment to Heroin Abuse Advocacy Group (M.A.T.H.A.A.G.)

c/o Drug Tretment Program, Inc. – Lehigh Valley

Airport & Steelstone Road

Allentown, PA 18103

Newsletter: M.A.T.H.A.A.G. Newsletter

Contact Person: Marylouise Meixell-Moyer

Philadelphia Methadone Advocacy Patient Organization (Phila/M.A.P.O.)

c/o AMHA

1200 Walnut Street, Second Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Newsletter: Methadone Awareness (send requests to Katherine Bolton at Atlantic City Methadone Awareness Patient Advocacy Organization AC/MAPO)

Contact Person: Katharine Bolton [email protected]

Reading Patient Advocacy Group (PAG)

22 North Sixth Avenue

West Reading, PA 19611

Newsletter: In the planning

Contact Perseon: Michael Zelinski


Washington

Client Advisory Committee (CAC)

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Dept/MTP

3629 South D Street

Tacoma, WA 98408

Newsletter: (occasional)

Contact Person: Jeri Neureuther


Wisconsin

Wisconsin Chapter of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (WI-NAMA)

3237 North Dousman

Milwaukee, WI 53212

Contact Person: Greg Keller


International

Australia

Patients Advocacy Group PAG

c/o NODSSA, Inc.

P.O. Box 580

Woden, ACT

2606 Australia

Contact Person: Anthony Roben

Methadone Action Committee MAC

No. H Anchusa Street

Kingston, Queensland

4114 Australia

Contact Person: Gregory David Jannese


Canada

Addiction Support and Prevention
(A.S.A.P.)

P.O. Box 724, Adelaide Street Postal Station
36 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5C 2J8

Newsletter: In the planning

Contact Person: Lynne Benson

Association des Beneficiaires de la Methadone du Quebec, Inc. (A.B.M.Q.)

2022 Visitation Street

Montreal, Quebec

H2L 3C7 Canada

Newsletter: In the planning

Contact Person: Lynda Lavoie


Europe/Sweden

Internationa Alliance for Methadone Patients (Sverige) (I*N*A*M*P (S))

Betlehemsgatan 13

232 35 Arlov

SWEDEN

Contact Person: Lars Gustafsson


Groups are starting throughout the U.S. and throughout the world! NAMA has put together

a package to help those interested in organizing an advocacy group. We ask for a

donation of $5 to help defray costs, however if you can’t afford

it NAMA will provide the package free of charge or for a partial

donation. Mail your request to:

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates, Inc.

435 Second Avenue

New York, NY 10010

NAMA is funded by The Lindesmith Foundation.

Together, we can make a difference.

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