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Methadone Advocacy: The Time Has Come There are many approaches that a methadone advocacy organization can utilize to bring about change. TexNAMA’s primary objective (as part of NAMA) is the empowerment of patients. By confronting the negative stereotypes TexNAMA works to end the stigma and discrimination that has made recovery and reintegration back into society…

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American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Hot Topic: Administrative Detox Facilitator: Joe Neuberger Delaware NAMA Bitch and Gripe.Com Administrative Detox is our subject. It is a policy whereby methadone patients in treatment are banished from their programs for the umbrella term of “non-compliance.” Now we’re not talking…

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FALSE! These are three of the many myths of methadone. Few drugs have been studied as extensively in humans as methadone. Hundreds of thousands of people have been maintained on methadone, many since the treatment was developed over thirty years ago. Methadone and methadone therapy are so tremendously misunderstood (for many reasons) that any study…

Helping NAMA Recovery We want Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT, i.e. methadone, buprenorphine, etc.) patients to think of NAMA Recovery as their union supporting patients and quality methadone treatment. We want healthcare professionals and policy makers to think of NAMA Recovery as their union because we support the quality methadone treatment that they provide. When you…