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Every patient, in fact every member of the methadone community, has a right to expect that someone who represents themselves as a methadone advocate be knowledgeable in all aspects of methadone treatment. NAMA has created the Methadone Advocate Training and Methadone Advocate Certification for a whole host of reasons. Most of which we will discuss…

Blame Does Not Benefit Society LTE [email protected] Ref: Myles F. Jacques 12/4/2002 Choice has consequences Editor: In responding to Jerome Kukaitis’ Nov. 27 letter regarding Mayor Wiercinski’s comment that “Hell would freeze over first before a methadone clinic opens in Dickson City” Mr. Jacques misses several vital points. 1. Addiction is a medical condition. It…

The bias and misunderstandings about methadone as a medication often result in methadone patients being refused medical care (Umbricht-Schneiter, 1994; Zweben and Sorensen, 1988). Another common scenario is that their medication is used to coerce or manipulate methadone patients into medical treatment (Blansfield, 1992). In other areas of medicine such actions would be considered unethical…

How much do you really know about methadone? Take NAMA’s Methadone Awareness Test and find out! Most Frequently Asked Question: Is methadone maintenance “trading one addiction for another”     Answer Pregnant women should withdraw or at least lower their dose of methadone so that the baby is not born dependent. True or false?   Answer Methadone…

Membership Application Please complete and send to: National Alliance of Methadone Advocates 435 Second Avenue New York, NY, 10010 Name: Mr / Ms _______________________________________________________________________ Organization: _____________________________________ Title: ______________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________________ State: ______________________ Zip Code (Postal Code): ____________________ Country: ____________________________________ Telephone: ______________________________________ Circle One: Day Eve Telephone: ______________________________________ Circle One: Day Eve Fax: ________________________________…