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The National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA Recovery) is an organization of methadone patients and patients receiving other medications to treat drug addiction, their families and healthcare and medical professionals. Therefore this website reflects the collaberative efforts between patients and professionals. NAMA Recovery is respected world wide as the premier medication assisted treatment advocacy…

John Mordaunt was a tireless advocate of HIV infected drug users. He was the first HIV+ drug user to be shown on national television in his country, England. Mordaunt helped to found the British advocacy organization for HIV infected drug users called Frontliners and was active with the European Interest Group on Drug Policy, a…

DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act April 15, 2022 “The opioid crisis poses an extraordinary challenge to communities throughout our country. The Department of Justice (the Department) has responded with a comprehensive approach prioritizing prevention, enforcement, and treatment. This includes enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada), which…

FAQ’s About Advocate Training and Certification What is a methadone advocate? What is a NAMA Certified Methadone Advocate(CMA)? What are the goals of advocacy? What is the Code Of Ethics? How do I become a certified methadone advocate(CMA)? Why should I become a NAMA CPA? What is a methadone advocate? A methadone advocate is someone…

Code of Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 8. Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction. Download PDF 42 CFR Part 2. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records. Download PDF Federal Register 17 January 2001, Vol. 66, No. 11, pages 4076-4102.(PDF Format) Publication of Final Rule 42 CFR Part 2. Comments and…

Methadone Treatment in New York by Michael Grenga and H. Spencer Nelson Michael Grenga and H. Spencer Nelson are members of NAMA and patients from programs in upstate New York.  When the first methadone programs were set up in this country, one of the biggest factors in allowing these programs to exist, was the rationale…