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National Methadone Conference AMTA 2001 Monday, October 8th, 11 am to 1 pm Chair Mark Parrino, American Methadone Treatment Association The Policy Maker’s Luncheon is an invitation only event that is attended by the federal and state agencies and national organizational representatives (i.e. ASAM, NAMA). Therefore no pictures were taken during the luncheon. The Policy…

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….

There are many misperceptions and misunderstanding about the federal regulations and particularly when it comes to issues regarding raising the dose over 100 mgs. Prior to the HIV epidemic in order to raise a patient’s dose it was required for the physician to contact the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permission. In the early…

After visiting the memorial the bus took us to Christiana a part of Copenhagen that is occupied from people all over the world. It was formerly an army barracks. It is a sort of commune with a common law. What it is most known for is Pusher Street where hashish is openly sold in stands….

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Virginia NAMA Addiction Treatment Watchdog Advocates for Recovery through Medicine Date: January 28, 2004 For Immediate Release Contact: Joycelyn Woods [email protected] Charles Kitts [email protected] Phone: (212) 595-6262 Terri Martinez [email protected] Chris Kelly [email protected] Delegate Marshall Long, D-Mercer County, West Virginia, plans to introduce a bill creating new state regulations for…

   Contents          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…