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National Alliance of Methadone Advocates The President’s Office Joycelyn Woods Update on Regulations Countdown to Official Date 3-year Period of Transition Begins: May 17, 2001

By joining iGive and shopping for NAMA-R you are getting great merchandise, it is easier to shop and of course the karma you get can’t be discounted either. Here are some ideas for shopping at iGive:   Buy your home office supplies at Staples or Office Depot. If there is anything you purchase on the…

These facts were important, of course, to Dole and Nyswander, but were completely crucial in their long battle to get government to go along with the idea of methadone maintenance.  Government reflects Americans practical tendency as well as its moralistic, judgmental tendency, and in this case the practical tendency can out on top.  Government allowed…

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Advocacy The National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA-R) holds the view that every individual who believes in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is at least a potential  Certified MAT Advocate (CMA). We encourage all supporters of MAT, patient and non-patient, to become Certified MAT Advocates so that all energies directed toward the advancement of…

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment December 4, 2001 Dear Opioid Treatment Program Sponsor: This letter is to apprize you of significant developments affecting opioid treatment programs. On November 30, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the approval of four accreditation bodies (enclosed) under the new opioid treatment program regulations (42 CFR…