Executive Report-5

SAMHSA Press Release January 17, 2001 New Federal Regulations Issued to Improve Methadone Treatment (Effective May 18, 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…

The peer facilitated Medication Assisted Recovery Services Project (MARS) is a collaboration between the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Division of Substance Abuse (DoSA). MARS is located in the Bronx, NY and will provide peer recovery support services to patients at AECOM’s Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs….

Policy Statement Number 5 March 1995 Numerous studies have shown that dose is one of the most important aspects of methadone treatment and that patients who are given an adequate dose, know their dose and have some influence regarding their dose do better in treatment and remain in treatment (Ball and Ross, 1994; Caplehorn and…

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American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Hot Topic: Administrative Detox Facilitator: Joe Neuberger Delaware NAMA Bitch and Gripe.Com Administrative Detox is our subject. It is a policy whereby methadone patients in treatment are banished from their programs for the umbrella term of “non-compliance.” Now we’re not talking…

Every patient, in fact every member of the methadone community, has a right to expect that someone who represents themselves as a methadone advocate be knowledgeable in all aspects of methadone treatment. NAMA has created the Methadone Advocate Training and Methadone Advocate Certification for a whole host of reasons. Most of which we will discuss…