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National Alliance of Methadone Advocates The President’s Office Joycelyn Woods Executive Report DRAFT New York State Regulations, Page 4 of 5 Go to Page 5

The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the concept of Medical Maintenance and the prescribing of methadone outside of the methadone clinic setting. Medical Maintenance was initially implemented for patients who had achieved a high level of functionally in society and were hindered by the regulations that were conceived with the dysfunctional patient in mind….

Home News Tribune (NJ) June 15, 2004 . MIDDLESEX COUNTY: A judge was wrong to sentence a pregnant drug-addicted woman, who violated probation, to a prison term solely to safeguard the health of her fetus, a state appeals court ruled yesterday. The appeals court found the judge, sitting in Superior Court, New Brunswick, did not…

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…

Hector Valentin Maldonado February 14, 1942 – August 14, 2003 Acting President, 1996 – 1998 Acting Treasurer, 1995 – 1996 Vice President, 1989 – 1996 Hector Maldonado was a founding member of NAMA. He was a member of the committee during the first year that met when patients and professionals discussed the need to start…