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NAMA’s Comments to State Medical Board Model Policy Guidelines
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates 435 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 Phone: (212) 595-6262 Review Guidelines for the Federation of State Medical Boards Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment in the Medical Office Section I Preamble Paragraph 2 The second sentence should also include the fact that Medical Maintenance has been demonstrated to…
Methadone in the Maintenance Treatment of Narcotic Addicts
Note On This Page Admission Requirements Homes Take Home Exceptions (a) The Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration recognize that the investigational use of methadone requiring the prolonged maintenance of narcotic dependence as part of a total treatment effort has shown promise in the management and rehabilitation of selected narcotic addicts. It…
Publication
The Methadone Alliance. Euromethwork Newsletter Mar. 2000, Issue 18. The Methadone Alliance supports people who receive prescribed drugs for the treatment of their drug dependency. We are users and sympathetic professionals working together as equals in a unique initiative to give drug users a voice in the drug policy debate. The Methadone Alliance actively promotes…
Announcement of Approval of OTP Accrediting Organizations
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…
Exceptional Advocates
The Board of Directors decided that the organization needed some mechanism to recognize NAMA chapters and other advocates who have done something that is exceptional. Thus it was decided that when their was an instance in which an advocate or individual took on a situation that was challenging and displayed exceptional skill in confronting it…
Sample Letter
________________________________ Your Name ________________________________ Address ________________________________ City, State, Zip Date____________________________ Honorable Senator ________________ United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Dear Senator _____________________: On February 11, 1999 Senator McCain introduced S423 the Addiction Free Treatment Act. This legislation was intended as a political assault on the Office of National Drug Control Policy…