NAMA Recovery Advocate

April 2012

CONTENTS

  • NAMA-Recovery Petition Site has Amassed over 3800 Signatures and 1st Person Testimonials Regarding Methadone Treatments Life-Saving Effects.
  • Methadone Treatment Under Pressure in Many Jurisdictions, but Nowhere as Critical as the British Isles. (Conservative Government releases Putting Recovery First

    — a Roadmap for the Elimination of MAT and Full Implementation of Abstinance Based Therapies)

  • First Things First.

    A Word from NAMA-R’s President Roxanne “Rokki” Baker.

  • NYS OASAS Recognition for Advocates. Joycelyn Woods.
  • One for the Files from the Editor Joe Neuberger

    Whats Happened to Evidence-Based Treatment?

  • STOP STIGMA NOW Organization Takes Up the Gauntlet.
  • Joycelyn Woods Speaks to the Year’s Important Issues.
  • NAMA-Recoverys Medication Assisted Recovery Services (MARS) Project Celebrates Its Sixth Anniversary and Announces BEYOND MARS!!
  • Hepatitis C Now Kills More Americans Than HIV

    Feb. 20, 2012 (HealthDay News)

  • Winners of the 4th Annual In My Own Words… Essay Contest

    Three Winners in Medication-Assisted Recovery

  • From Coast to Coast and Around The World NAMA Recovery Advocates Are Making a Difference.

    In the NAMA Recovery Trenches:

    1. from the Florida Chapter and NAMA-Rs National Chapter Coordinator – NANNETTE C. WOLLFARTH, CMA.
    2. from Indianas NAMA-Recovery Chapter, MAG of Indiana and the Heartland Wests Regional Director – CARMEN PEARMAN-ARLT, CMA.
    3. from Connecticuit NAMA-Recovery Chapter and the New England Director – KURT KEMMLING, CMA.
    4. from Canadas NAMA-R International Affiliate Mta dme/RAPDOQ – GUY PIERRE LVESQUE

NAMA Advocate 2012 (April)

 

pdf format

Similar Posts

  • Maryland Programs

    Admin 06/03/2022

    This list is not a complete list, it is only intended as a starting point. Please use the SAMHSA Program Locator to search further. Allegany Allegany County MAT Program 12501-12503 Willowbrook Road Cumberland, MD 21501 Phone: (301) 759-5050 Fax: (301) 777-2098 Anne Arundel Anne Arundel Cty Health Department Adult Addiction Services 2200 Somerville Road Annapolis,…

  • NAMA IS REORGANIZING

    Admin 12/03/2022

    THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF METHADONE ADVOCATES, NAMA IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A PERIOD OF ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOON.  WE ASK YOUR COOPERATION IN HELPING FACILITATE THIS TRANSITION BY POSTPONING ALL NON-ESSENTIAL, NON-EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.    THE WEBSITE (https://www.Methadone.org) AND THE PHONE LINE (212-595-6262) WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE.  HOWEVER, UNTIL THE REORGANIZATION IS COMPLETE, WE…

  • Category: In Memoriam

    Admin 02/20/2023

    Paul Edward Bowman (1963-2021) December 3, 2021 NAMA Recovery is saddened to report the passing of a long-standing member of our Board of Directors. Paul Edward Bowman, Jr, 58, passed away on November 22, 2021. Paul was born in Boston, MA and lived most of his life in Quincy, MA. Paul served Massachusetts residents for…

  • Patient “vs” Client

    Admin 12/04/2022

    Policy Statement Number 4 May 1994 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…

  • Hepatitis C Committee

    Admin 10/16/2021

    Chair: Dr. P. Kishore, MD, MPH, CMA (Boston NAMA) Committee Members Paul Bowman, CMA  Cheri Jarvis, CMA  The HCV Committee was created to empower methadone patients through education and advocacy and to provide support for those that do test positive for Hepatitis C. What Is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Although…