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Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder March 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to…

Nominations Open for the 2022 Richard Lane/Robert Holden Advocacy Award! May 1, 2022 Richard Lane was a long-term heroin user who, upon release from prison in 1967, was instrumental in establishing one of the Nation’s first opioid treatment programs. In 1974, he became the Executive Director of Man Alive and later served as Vice President…

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…

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    July 25, 1998 435 Second Avenue, New York, NY  10010 Contact: Joycelyn Woods              Policy Statement (212) 595-6262   Press Release     Mayor Guilianis Announcement About Plan to Close Methadone Programs in New York City Uses a Misunderstood Drug Treatment to Promote Celebrity at the…

Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019 May 28, 2019 May 6, 2019 Dr. Joseph was one of the important influences on addiction and criminal justice during the latter 20th and early 21st century.  For more than 50 years he has worked as a social research scientist in the interrelated fields of addiction, treatment, criminal justice,…