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“Together we can make a difference” METHADONE “A life saving medication” Maryland NAMA is the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) official chapter for the state of Maryland. NAMA is a world wide organization dedicated to the betterment of treatment for all methadone patients. Join us in the struggle! NAMA’s Goals To eliminate discrimination toward…

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration FAQ July 22, 1999 1. Why is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moving away from direct federal inspection by the FDA to surveys by accreditation organizations? HHS is proposing to move to an accreditation system to improve the quality of treatment for patients. While FDA regulation…

2009 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence April 25 – 29, 2009 New York The next AATOD National Conference will be convening on April 25 – 29, 2009 at the Hilton New York in New York, New York . AATOD produces national conferences on an 18-month cycle. These conferences have been convening since…

Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder NAMA Recovery    Patient Rights    March 30, 2022  |  0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act…

The Board of Directors decided that the organization needed some mechanism to recognize NAMA chapters and other advocates who have done something that is exceptional. Thus it was decided that when their was an instance in which an advocate or individual took on a situation that was challenging and displayed exceptional skill in confronting it…

Policy Statement Number 6 August 1995 NAMA is well aware of the importance Methadone Anonymous has had on patients across the United States. Organizing a 12 step group is hard work and the commitment of Methadone Anonymous to the recovery of methadone patients is apparent. Methadone Anonymous contends with the same discrimination and stigma that…