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The intent of Bottle Recall initially was to be able to allow patients take home medication and to insure that methadone is not diverted to the streets. However, methadone programs have been giving patients take home medication for years without a serious methadone diversion problem. Furthermore numerous studies have demonstrated that methadone is not a…
Over the years methadone providers and patients have begun using client in place of patient. While this maybe well intended NAMA is concerned that the results could become damaging to methadone treatment, and most especially to patients. The use of client is deprogating to methadone patients, inferring that their addiction to narcotics is their fault…
The Basic Advocacy Training Session The training for certification includes a variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of MAT, research, regulations and laws that protect MAT patients and programs. Medication Assisted Treatment Basic clinical information about methadone and buprenorphine treatment. Regulations and Accreditation The federal regulations will be explained: What they are and…
Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment in the Medical Office Draft approved for distribution July 2001 THE FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. Introduction On October 17, 2000, “The Children’s Health Act of 2000” (HR 4365) was signed into federal law. Section 3502 of that Act sets forth the “Drug…
It must be emphasized that methadone maintenance treatment is a medical treatment for narcotic addiction. Recent research has found that abstinent former heroin users have irregularities within their immune and endocrine systems. However, these irregularities are normalized with methadone maintenance. This further underscores that methadone maintenance is a medical treatment for a medical condition that…
Treatment INDEX OBOT PUBLICATIONS- Federal Code, Manuals, Teaching Packets, and other OBOT information. BASIC INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS NAMA’s Comments to the Federation of State Medical Boards Physicians’ Guide: Opioid Agonist Medical Maintenance Treatment Using Buprenorphine for Office Based Opioid Treatment (pdf file) Manual For Methadone Medical Management (pdf file)