This chart was prepared by Herman Joseph and Joycelyn Sue Woods and is reprinted from METHADONE TREATMENT WORKS: A COMPENDIUM FOR METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT Topic Illicit Heroin Addiction Stabilized Methadone Maintenance Onset of action Immediate 30 minutes Duration of action 4 – 6 hours 24 – 36 hours or half-life Route of administration Injection, snorting,…
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Friday, September 25, 1998 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Several countries are using opiates for maintenance treatment, including: * codeine * morphine * palfium * buprenorphine * injectable methadone Presenters of these pharmacotherapies will include leading clinicians and health officials from…
Addiction Treatment Watchdog Advocates for Recovery through Medicine Date: January 28, 2004 For Immediate Release Contact: Joycelyn Woods [email protected] Charles Kitts [email protected] Phone: (212) 595-6262 Terri Martinez [email protected] Chris Kelly [email protected] Delegate Marshall Long, D-Mercer County, West Virginia, plans to introduce a bill creating new state regulations for Opiate Treatment Programs. Long is eyeing regulations…
NAMA WebsiteMethadone.orgPages to Remember State Methadone Authorities Education Series New Federal Regulations Final Rule Federal and State Regulations & Resources Don’t miss an important phone call ever again! Use Call Wave to tell you when the phone is ringing.and who is on the other end and if you should pick it up. If it is…
Hector Valentin Maldonado February 14, 1942 – August 14, 2003 Acting President, 1996 – 1998 Acting Treasurer, 1995 – 1996 Vice President, 1989 – 1996 Hector Maldonado was a founding member of NAMA. He was a member of the committee during the first year that met when patients and professionals discussed the need to start…