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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…
CERTIFIED METHADONE ADVOCATE (CMA)-3
TRAINING COURSE Sponsored By: The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Place: New York, New York Date: May 13, 2004 Where: Phillips Ambulatory Care Pavilion Beth Israel Medical Center Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM To Register complete the Registration Form and send it in with your payment: $75.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training only $100.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training plus Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA)…
We Remember
Hector Valentin Maldonado February 14, 1942 – August 14, 2003 Acting President, 1996 – 1998 Acting Treasurer, 1995 – 1996 Vice President, 1989 – 1996 Hector Maldonado was a founding member of NAMA. He was a member of the committee during the first year that met when patients and professionals discussed the need to start…
AMTA’S Five-Year Plan for Methadone Treatment In the United States
AMTA’S Five-Year Plan for Methadone Treatment In the United States Presented at the Policy Makers Luncheon National Methadone Conference St. Louis, October 7-10, 2001 Accreditation (2001-2005) CSAT implemented new federal standards for accrediting methadone treatment programs on May 18, 2001. I submitted AMTA’s testimony in support of accreditation during my presentation to the Federal Interagency…
NAMA Policy Statement: On the Issue of Raising a Patient’s Dose Without Their Consultation
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 Bell, 1991; Cooper, 1992; D’Annuno and…
NAMA wishes to thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse
NAMA wishes to thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for their Support of Certified Methadone Advocate Training at the 2003 AATOD Conference in Washington DC. NAMA wishes to offer special thanks to Mallinckrodt and American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD).