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Get Ready for National Recovery Month in September NAMA declares 2003 THE YEAR OF RECOVERY FOR METHADONE PATIENTS Methadone patients have never been allowed to think of themselves as in recovery. This year the National Alliance of Methadone is declaring Recovery Month “The Year of Recovery for Methadone Patients.” What can you do to make…

Issue Number 3/4, Spring/Summer 1995 Contents Let’s Stop The Insanity by Anthony Scro Presidential Notes by Stan Novick The Editor’s Letter Methaphobia: Us and Them by Ira Sobel Stigma: The Invisible Barrier by Herman Joseph and Joycelyn Woods Methadone Treatment in New York by M. Grenga and H. S. Nelson Methaphobia Crossword Puzzle The Impact…

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates June 14, 2004 Contact: Joycelyn Sue Woods, M.A., C.M.A., President Phone/Fax (212) 595-NAMA/6262 Walter Ginter, C.M.A., Vice President Phone (203) 233-8266 In a few days the first proposals requesting funds from President Bush’s One Hundred Million Dollar Access to Recovery Program are due in Washington. The purpose of these grants…

by Thomas D’Aunno, PhD; Harold A. Pollack, PhD Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 288, No. 7 August 21, 2002 Context Results from several studies conducted in the early 1990s showed that the majority of US methadone maintenance programs did not use treatment practices that met established standards for the care of heroin users….

Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment in the Medical Office Draft approved for distribution July 2001 THE FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. Introduction On October 17, 2000, “The Children’s Health Act of 2000” (HR 4365) was signed into federal law. Section 3502 of that Act sets forth the “Drug…