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Workshop Wednesday, October 10th Past Present and Future: A Selection of Unfinished Business in Methadone Treatment Moderator, Howard Lotsof, NAMA Acting Membership Director Gary Nessenbaum, Washington Advocates for Methadone Maintenance (President). The Patients’ Perspectives on the Changes in the Methadone Treatment System. Carmen Pearman, NAMA Regional Director and The MAG of Indiana (President). Tapering –…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2002 NIDA Contact: Michelle Person 301-443-6245 SAMHSA Contact: Leah Young 301-443-8956 NIDA Research and SAMHSA Physician Training Combine to Put Care for Opiate Dependence in Hands of Family Doctor. Buprenorphine, a new medication developed through more than a decade of research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),…
From NIDDK Fact Sheet Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management “Strict abstinence from alcohol is recommended during therapy with interferon. Interferon therapy can be associated with relapse in people with a previous history of drug or alcohol abuse. Therefore, alpha interferon should be given with caution to a patient who has only recently stopped alcohol…
How much do you really know about methadone? Take NAMA’s Methadone Awareness Test and find out! Most Frequently Asked Question: Is methadone maintenance “trading one addiction for another” Answer Pregnant women should withdraw or at least lower their dose of methadone so that the baby is not born dependent. True or false? Answer Methadone…
AUTHORIZING Patient’s NAME (please print): Last: __________________ First ______________ M.I.___ Date of Birth: ___________________ Social Security #: ______ – _____ – ______ AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 tel/fax: 212 595-6262 AND _____________________________________________ (Person/Facility) ______________________________________________ (Address) ______________________________________________ (Address) ______________________________________________ (City, ST, Zip)…
