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May 1994

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Basic Information About Buprenorphine Federal Law For the first time in nearly a century physicians may now treat opiate addiction. On October 17, 2000 Title XXXV of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 was enacted that permits the prescribing of certain medications to treat opiate addiction. Physicians may now prescribe Schedule III, IV, and V…
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The next few years will be important and exciting for methadone maintenance treatment. On May 17, 2001 the oversight of methadone was officially removed from the FDA and handed over to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. We are currently in a3-year transition period during which CSAT is slowly setting policy which includes accreditation of…
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Session: Organizational Meeting April 15, 2003 Picture Essay of NAMA’s Organizational Meeting Starting the Meeting Joyce calls the meeting to order. Top (l-r) Robert Sanders (NYC NAMA), Becki Ballard (OK NAMA), Gary Nessenbaum (WAMM), Jennifer Nelson Connelly (PA NAMA), Joycelyn Woods,…
FALSE! This is a very commonly believed myth. While it is true that methadone was first synthesized by German pharmacologists before WWII began, its properties were not discovered until after the war. “Dolophine” the original trade name for methadone hydrochloride, was not derived from the name “Adolph”, but from the Latin “dolor” (pain) and…
Join a List or Group or Subscribe to a Zine A list or discussion group is a forum where people with a common interest join and discuss ideas. Another type of forum is the message board where you post a message on a website and others can read it. It is the equivalent of an…