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National Alliance of Methadone Advocates 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 Phone: (212) 595-6262 Review Guidelines for the Federation of State Medical Boards Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment in the Medical Office Section I Preamble Paragraph 2 The second sentence should also include the fact that Medical Maintenance has been demonstrated to…
Dear Advocates: Since its beginning over 50 years ago methadone maintenance has been the most effective treatment for narcotic addiction. Evaluations worldwide over the past five decades have shown that methadone maintenance is the most successful treatment for opiate addiction, resulting in the termination both of opiate drug use and of criminal behavior. In spite…
WELCOME TO “METHADONE SPOKEN HERE” Home This is an on-line discussion forum called Methadone Spoken Here. The contents frame shows the titles of all articles posted to the discussion. Selecting a title will cause the corresponding article to be loaded into this frame. You may also: Post a new article (starting a new thread) Search…
Methadone treatment is entering a new era giving methadone patients opportunities that they never had before. Our views and issues are being taken seriously by many and it is important that advocacy organizations continue their important role as the patient’s voice. It is because of the hard work of many of the NAMA chapters that…
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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 source of anxiety and constant threat to their treatment. Should administrative detox even be program policy…