Court OKs methadone clinic for Shelby MALCOMB DANIELS and JOSEPH BRYANT, News staff writers

Recertify for Your Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) About Recertification We have had many persons who are certified contact us about recertification. Previously the only way to recertify was to take the training again. There have been some CMAs who saw their certification as so valuable that they have taken the training again. Steps to…

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment July 22, 1999 Contact: Jim Michie Phone: 1-800-487-4890 Leah Young Phone: 301-443-3740 Methadone programs will have to be accredited under a new proposal announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The new accreditation program will be managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…

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Publications Office Based Opioid Treatment Federal Code U.S. Federal Code. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records. U.S. Federal Code. Medical Privacy HIPPA, National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information. Public Law 106-310, 106th Congress Sec. 3502. Controlled Substances Act, October 17, 2000. Physician Waiver to Prescribe, Dispense Schedule III-V Narcotic Drugs in the…

The dilution of methadone with water was initiated as a result of the first federal methadone regulations because it was believed that this policy would reduce the diversion of methadone. While initially this policy may have had an impact within a short time most prospective buyers learning that methadone was now diluted with water knew…

The History of Methadone Maintenance Methadone maintenance treatment has been thoroughly researched and carefully evaluated for almost three decades. It has received more scientific scrutiny and evaluation than any other medical treatment or human service program (Ball & Ross, 1991; Brecher, 1972; Des Jarlais, Joseph, Dole & Schmeidler, 1983; Dole & Joseph, 1978; Dole &…