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Education Series Number 10 June 2004 The New Federal Regulations What Do They Mean for Patients? Methadone treatment in the U.S. is changing before our eyes. Some of this change has been rapid; some of it will take years or decades. Some patients have heard about new federal regulations, including an end to automatic dose…

NAMA wishes to thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for their Support of Certified Methadone Advocate Training at the 2003 AATOD Conference in Washington DC. NAMA wishes to offer special thanks to Mallinckrodt  and American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD).

Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019 May 28, 2019 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 the interrelated fields of addiction, treatment, criminal justice,…

Tennessee/NW Georgia Chapter of the National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery   And we believe in the 5 goals of NAMA-R: To eliminate discrimination toward methadone patients. To create a more positive image about methadone maintenance treatment. To help preserve patient’s dignity and their rights. To make treatment available on demand to every person who…

Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference Update   Physician Training for Use of Buprenorphine   The conference planning committee working with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry will be offering the following 8-hour physician workshop during the Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference, scheduled for March…

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…