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Drug Policy in the Age of AIDS: The Philosophy of Harm Reduction by Rod Sorge
Education Series Number 2 April 1991 Rod Sorge is an AIDS activist and as a member of ACT-UP helped to start their Needle Exchange in New York City. As editor of Health/PAC Bulletin he wrote this aricle on drug policy, AIDS and harm reduction. We have understood HIV transmission for years. The routes are obvious,…
Publication Index
Publication Index
Hot Topic Round Table 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 source of anxiety and constant threat to their treatment. Should administrative detox even be program policy…
NAMA’s Comments to State Medical Board Model Policy Guidelines
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…
Directory Affiliates and Chapters
NAMA Board of Directors Zachary Talbott, MSW, CMA President [email protected] Sharon Larson, RN, MS, CMA Vice Pressident [email protected] Brenda Davis, MSW, CASAC-T, CMA Treasurer [email protected] Megan Marx-Varela, MPA Secretary [email protected] Joycelyn Sue Woods, MA, CARC, CMA Executive Director [email protected] Paul Bowman, CMA, CARC [email protected] Sara E. Gefvert, CRS/CPS, CMA Technology and Communications [email protected] Walter Ginter, CMA Recovery and Peer Services [email protected] Charles Hilger, MSW, LDAC [email protected] Claude Hopkins,…
DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act
DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act NAMA Recovery Patient Rights April 15, 2022 | 0 “The opioid crisis poses an extraordinary challenge to communities throughout our country. The Department of Justice (the Department) has responded with a comprehensive approach prioritizing prevention, enforcement, and treatment. This includes…