Recovery Bill of Rights

Wisconsin Chapter of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates 3237 North Dousman Milwaukee, WI 53212 President Greg Keller Mission Statement WI NAMA believes in the same Mission and goals as NAMA. Since its beginning over 25 years ago, methadone maintenance has been the most popular treatment for narcotic addiction. Many times over the years methadone…

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…

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Pre Conference Session 8:30 AM – 5:45 PM April 12, 2003 Sharon Dow, MS Joint Commission Washington, DC Joanne Page, MSW Council On Accreditation New York, NY Walter Ginter NAMA Westport, CT J. Thomas Payte, MD Drug Dependence Associates San Antonio,…

The Board of Directors decided that the organization needed some mechanism to recognize NAMA chapters and other advocates who have done something that is exceptional. Thus it was decided that when their was an instance in which an advocate or individual took on a situation that was challenging and displayed exceptional skill in confronting it…

National Methadone Conference AMTA 2001 Tuesday, October 9th 2 P.M. Administrative Detox: Necessary Use or Abuse Joe Neuberger, Delaware NAMA James DePasquale, Long Beach Patient Committee This roundtable examined the practice of “administrative detoxification” from programs, and explored the conflicts between what programs often perceive as a necessary evil and patients often perceive as a…

United States California Methadone- A Legitimate Treatment Alternative Organization MALTA P.O. Box 1716 Marysville, CA 95901 Newsletter: The Malta Messenger Subscription: Donation apprecited Contact Persons: Diane Fleury-Seaman & Don Seaman Colorado Southern Colorado Affiliate of the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (SCA-NAMA) 129 South Institute Colorado Springs, CO 80902 Contact Person: Pete Seal District Of…