Newletter Archive Index

What is International Drug User’s Day (IDUD) The IDUD is something that is not celebrated in the US. It is Novemeber 1st and the first celebration was in Holland (where else) and most of the big celebrations since have been there. But this year BF hosted the main event in Denmark and the US NAMA…

MARS services include: training in medication assisted recovery, a mix of culturally appropriate support groups, drug and alcohol free social activities, recovery celebratory events, peer leader training and mentoring, and a peer council to help direct the development of the project. The most important part of MARS is the Core Training in Addiction and how…

On the Invitational Conference on Drug User Activism Sponsored by the Danish Drug Users Union (BrugerForeningen) and Dutch National Interest Group of Drug Users (Landelijk Steunpunt Druggebruikers 2003, October 31st/November 1st Copenhagen, Denmark Howard S. Lotsof Board of Directors NAMA President, Dora Weiner Foundation http://www.doraweiner.org Submitted 27 November 2003 I came to be informed of…

LATEST REPORTS Monday, April 16, 2001   April 2000, Governor Dean Promises To Veto Any Methadone Bill  (but finally gives in if he is allowed to rewrite the recommendations of his own experts).   Act 123 An Act Relating To Treatment Of Opiate Addiction (this links you to Vermont’s website and full text of the…

The next few years will be important and exciting for methadone maintenance treatment. On May 17, 2001 the oversight of methadone was officially removed from the FDA and handed over to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. We are currently in a3-year transition period during which CSAT is slowly setting policy which includes accreditation of…

Policy Statement Number 13 July 2003 The development of Oral Swabs for toxicology testing shows potential in providing an alternative means to test for drug use and to assess if a patient is taking their medication as prescribed. Such advances in technology should improve the quality of treatment that programs can provide to patients. However…