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MARS Medicated Assisted Recovery Services Project
ByAdminAdmin 10/22/2022The peer facilitated Medication Assisted Recovery Services Project (MARS) is a collaboration between the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Division of Substance Abuse (DoSA). MARS is located in the Bronx, NY and will provide peer recovery support services to patients at AECOM’s Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs….
The Body’s Own Opiates: Understanding Endorphins and the Runner’s High
ByAdminAdmin 03/10/2026Human beings have always searched for ways to feel better, reduce pain, and experience moments of happiness or even euphoria. Throughout history people have discovered substances that influence the brain and body, including powerful drugs known as opioids. However, what many people do not realize is that the human body itself produces chemicals that act…
Issues To Focus On
ByAdminAdmin 12/31/2021HBO’s Methadonia Stigma Strikes Again New York On October 6, 2005 HBO premiered a “so-called” documentary called “Methadonia” directed by Michel Negroponte. To give you an idea of the tone of the movie here is the Press Release from its premier at the New York Film Festival September 23, 2005. The 43rd New York…
Reception
ByAdminAdmin 08/15/2021Welcome to The President’s Office and to the National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery or NAMA Recovery. NAMA Recovery has gone through some significant changes in the past few years. We are proud of the MARS Project the first project of its kind that provides recovery services to patients receiving Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). As…
NAMA Policy Statement: On the Issue of Raising a Patient’s Dose Without Their Consultation
ByAdminAdmin 12/04/2022Numerous studies have shown that dose is one of the most important aspects of methadone treatment and that patients who are given an adequate dose, know their dose and have some influence regarding their dose do better in treatment and remain in treatment (Ball and Ross, 1994; Caplehorn and Bell, 1991; Cooper, 1992; D’Annuno and…
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ByAdminAdmin 05/11/2021Justice 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…