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In Support of Medication-Assisted Treatment
ByAdminAdmin 09/11/2021Policy Statement Number 12 May 2003 For the past thirty-five years the only effective treatment for opiate addiction has been methadone treatment. From the start methadone treatment has been evaluated world wide with some studies that continue to this day. These studies are remarkably consistent in demonstrating that no matter what country, ethnicity, sex, education…
Quick Links
ByAdminAdmin 11/28/2022Treatment Facility Locator Buprenorphine Physician Locator Center for Substance Abuse Treatment US government search engine to locate all forms of drug treatment. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) US government search engine to locate physicians prescribing Buprenorphine. Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register, January 17, 2001 CRF 42 Part 8 in text and…
New Federal Regulations Issued to Improve Methadone Treatment
ByAdminAdmin 04/02/2022SAMHSA Press Release January 17, 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 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for…
MARS Activities
ByAdminAdmin 07/20/2021MARS services include: training in medication assisted recovery, a mix of culturally appropriate support groups, drug and alcohol free social activities, recovery celebratory events, peer leader training and mentoring, and a peer council to help direct the development of the project. The most important part of MARS is the Core Training in Addiction and how…
The Award Banquet A historic occasion – the first time advocates are recognized for their work. Tuesday Evening, October 9th
ByAdminAdmin 05/03/2021Award Discussion At Joycelyn Wood’s table waiting for the Banquet to start Gary Nessenbaum, Judith Ostergard and Donna Schoen talk about the conference (l to r) The Nyswander -Dole Award Fondly called “The Marie” after Dr. Nyswander the Dole – Nyswander Award was first presented in 1983 to recognize extraordinary work in the field. Recipients…
Letter-1
ByAdminAdmin 04/09/2021Letter to Linda Martz, January 6, 2005 Abusers Are Not Who You Think Linda Martz News-Journal (Mansfield, OH) Tue, 07 Dec 2004 MANSFIELD — Those tracking drug trends “expected” to see a spike in deaths from Methadone within Ohio over the past year, the top official at Ohio’s State Board of Pharmacy says. But the…