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The dilution of methadone with water was initiated as a result of the first federal methadone regulations because it was believed that this policy would reduce the diversion of methadone. While initially this policy may have had an impact within a short time most prospective buyers learning that methadone was now diluted with water knew…
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment December 4, 2001 Dear Opioid Treatment Program Sponsor: This letter is to apprize you of significant developments affecting opioid treatment programs. On November 30, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the approval of four accreditation bodies (enclosed) under the new opioid treatment program regulations (42 CFR…
Peter T. Seal was President of the Southern Colorado Alliance of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (SCA-NAMA) in Colorado Springs, CO. He worked in the field of methadone as a counselor and trainer for over 15 years. Pete died while battling addiction himself. Seal, P. 1995. It’s only in your head! The Ombudsman (Winter)…
LetterTo The Editor Birminghan Post-Herald, October 27, 2004 Re: JUDGE RULES AGAINST METHADONE CLINIC by JOSEPH D. BRYANT. Reporter Bryant, My name is J.R. Neuberger and I am part of an organization called The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates. I am also a methadone patient and have been since 1988. It has saved my life….
The First Patient Advocate’s Illumination Award Sunday, October 7th The Advocate’s Illumination Award is presented to an individual and/or treatment program whose persistence in the search of solutions to the myriad problems of addictive disease, has significantly improved the experience and outcome of treatment. Inscription The Opioid Agonist Treatment Advocacy Community with heartfelt thanks and…
Not just in substance abuse, mental health, and AIDS services do methadone patients face routine discrimination. San Francisco MUNI will not allow methadone patients to drive its buses, even though an important legal ruling in New York overturned a similar policy (Beazer vs New York City Transit Authority, 1975). Not just in those instances but…
