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Anthony Scro is a NAMA volunteer, founder of the NAMA affiliate Association for the Betterment of Addiction Treatment and Education (ABATE) and has been a methadone advocate for over 20 years. It goes on and on. It seems like it may never end. We’ve all heard the same questions. Suffered the same humiliation. “When are…
April 2012 CONTENTS NAMA-Recovery Petition Site has Amassed over 3800 Signatures and 1st Person Testimonials Regarding Methadone Treatments Life-Saving Effects. Methadone Treatment Under Pressure in Many Jurisdictions, but Nowhere as Critical as the British Isles. (Conservative Government releases Putting Recovery First — a Roadmap for the Elimination of MAT and Full Implementation of Abstinance Based…
Substance use disorders, particularly opioid dependence, remain a major public health challenge worldwide. One of the most effective and evidence-based approaches to treating opioid addiction is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). MAT combines FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use disorders comprehensively. Outpatient MAT programs allow patients to receive treatment while continuing their…
Policy Statement Number 3 May 1994 It must be emphasized that methadone maintenance treatment is a medical treatment for narcotic addiction. Recent research has found that abstinent former heroin users have irregularities within their immune and endocrine systems. However, these irregularities are normalized with methadone maintenance. This further underscores that methadone maintenance is a medical…
Congratulations to Sara Gefvert, the 2022 Lane/Holden Award Winner! November 2, 2022 The 2022 Richard Lane/Robert Holden Patient Advocacy Award was presented at an Awards Reception held in conjunction with the 2022 Conference of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) in Baltimore, Maryland on November 2, 2022. Richard Lane/Robert Holden Patient…
Sponsored by American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Saturday, April 12, 2003 Pre-Conference Session A Day of Methadone Advocacy Training NAMA Moves Methadone Advocacy to a New Level with training and certification. Includes a Photo Album of the Day and Jo L. Sotheran’s presentation on Working a…