From NIDDK Fact Sheet
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From NIDDK Fact Sheet
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AMTA’S Five-Year Plan for Methadone Treatment In the United States Presented at the Policy Makers Luncheon National Methadone Conference St. Louis, October 7-10, 2001 Accreditation (2001-2005) CSAT implemented new federal standards for accrediting methadone treatment programs on May 18, 2001. I submitted AMTA’s testimony in support of accreditation during my presentation to the Federal Interagency…
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Hot Topic: Administrative Detox Facilitator: Joe Neuberger Delaware NAMA Bitch and Gripe.Com Administrative Detox is our subject. It is a policy whereby methadone patients in treatment are banished from their programs for the umbrella term of “non-compliance.” Now we’re not talking…
The first training for certification will include a variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of methadone treatment, research, regulations and laws that protect methadone patients and programs. Addiction and Methadone– Tom Payte, MD (Drug Dependence Associates) and Joycelyn Woods, MA. (NAMA) The biological constructs of addiction will be explained in…
Contents Note: These pages are, like the rest of our site, continually evolving. Non-working links will be activated shortly. Please report typos or errors to NAMA. Let’s Stop The Insanity by Anthony Scro Presidential Notes by Stan Novick The Editor’s Letter Methaphobia: Us and Them by Ira Sobel Stigma: The Invisible Barrier by Herman Joseph…
What is Methadone Maintenance Treatment? A) The most effective treatment for heroin and other opioid dependence? B) A means of reducing the transmission of the AIDS virus? C) The most progressive and misunderstood form of substance abuse treatment? D) All of the above? The answer is: D) All of the above Methadone maintenance treatment came…
Award Discussion At Joycelyn Wood’s table waiting for the Banquet to start Gary Nessenbaum, Judith Ostergard and Donna Schoen talk about the conference (l to r) The Nyswander -Dole Award Fondly called “The Marie” after Dr. Nyswander the Dole – Nyswander Award was first presented in 1983 to recognize extraordinary work in the field. Recipients…