NAMA HVC Committee

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Dear Advocates: Since its beginning over 30 years ago methadone maintenance has been the preferred treatment for narcotic addiction by the drug user. Many times it has been demonstrated to be the most effective treatment for heroin addiction, resulting in the termination both of heroin use and of criminal behavior. …

FALSE! The MMT patient is DEPENDENT on their medication.  Not “addicted”! The term “addiction” is currently used as a psychological term referring to the loss of control over drug use or other behaviors such as eating or gambling. By these criteria as laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, the…

 First the ground rules! In every thing NAMA does the rights and dignity of the individual patient take precedence. It is never, ever, OK to violate that rule no matter how important the issue. NAMA has not and will never serve as an apologist for poor treatment. Everyone whether you want to be a NAMA …

LetterTo The Editor Birminghan Post-Herald, October 28, 2004 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 (212) 595-6262 October 28, 2004 Re: Residents oppose a private methadone clinic in Saginaw by DANIEL Jackson (10/27/04). To the editor: It is wonderful to see an objective article about methadone treatment. The tendency is for the media to sensationalize…

CORONAVIRUS Resources We’ve gathered some resources from around the nation to support organizations, employees, and individuals through the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Relevant resources from other federal agencies. STATE RESOURCES Relevant resources from state agencies arount the nation. OTHER AGENCIES Relevant resources from non-government agencies. SAMHSA’s COVID-19…

Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019 NAMA Recovery    Press Release    May 28, 2019  |  0 May 6, 2019 Dr. Joseph was one of the important influences on addiction and criminal justice during the latter 20th and early 21st century.  For more than 50 years he has worked as a social research scientist in…