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New Federal Regulations Issued to Improve Methadone Treatment
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Admin 04/02/2022SAMHSA Press Release January 17, 2001 New federal regulations were issued today to improve the quality and oversight of substance abuse treatment programs that use methadone and other medication to treat heroin and similar addictions. The regulations create a new accreditation program managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for…
You Can Help!
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Admin 11/22/2022The Coalition for Methadone Choice is attempting to prevent Mayor Giuliani from ‘detoxing’ more than 2000 patients and threatening treatment for thousands more. We are looking for: Methadone maintenance patients to participate in public education and/or lobbying. Patients at city-run programs to join in legal efforts to save their treatment. Anyone who…
Figure 3 The Methadone Molecule
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Admin 05/15/2023Contents The Pharmacology of Opioids Cont. Back Education Series Number 5.1 February 2001 (Revised) Part 2 continued Figure 3 The Methadone Molecule. The two dimensional representation of the methadone molecule is very different from that of morphine. However, molecules are three dimensional and the methadone molecule bends into a structure that is very…
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates
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Admin 02/12/2023NAMA is an organization composed of methadone patients and health care professionals that are supporters of quality opiate agonist treatment. We have thousands of members worldwide with a network of international affiliated organizations and chapters in many places in the United States. The primary objective of NAMA is to advocate for the patient in treatment…
The First Patient Advocate’s Illumination Award
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Admin 08/29/2021National Methadone Conference AMTA 2001 Sunday, October 7th The Advocate’sIllumination Award is presented to an individual and/or treatment program whose persistence in the search of solutions to the myriad problems of addictive disease, has significantly improved the experience and outcome of treatment. Inscription The Opioid Agonist Treatment Advocacy Community with heartfelt thanks and admiration is…