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Resources Equal Parity On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. This puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll out over four years and beyond. Health reform includes several key steps in the next 4 years. Medicaid will be expanded to allow more people at the lowest…
DOJ publishes guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the Americans with Disabilities Act April 15, 2022 “The opioid crisis poses an extraordinary challenge to communities throughout our country. The Department of Justice (the Department) has responded with a comprehensive approach prioritizing prevention, enforcement, and treatment. This includes enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada), which…
HEROIN ADDICTION – HOW METHADONE WORKS Carmen Arlt, Director of Chemical Dependency & Addictions, Porter-Starke Services and Director, The MAG Indiana The Munster Times Mon, 01 Sep 2003 Porter Starke Services’ Chemical Dependency and Addictions Program has a clear understanding of the dynamics involved in heroin addiction. While we do not dispense methadone, we believe…
Important Notice Tell Mayor Guiliani How You Feel About His Callous Remarks On Monday July 20, 1998 during a press conference Mayor Guiliani stated that in 4 years he would close all the methadone programs. We need your help — this is important not only for New York but because other mayors and governors may…
Policy Statement Number 4 May 1994 Over the years methadone providers and patients have begun using client in place of patient. While this maybe well intended NAMA is concerned that the results could become damaging to methadone treatment, and most especially to patients. The use of client is deprogating to methadone patients, inferring that their…
Invitational Conference on Drug User Activism International Drug User Day 2003, October 31st/November 1st Copenhagen, Denmark The Danish Drug Users Union – BrugerForeningen and the Dutch National Interest Group of Drug Users – Landelijk Steunpunt Druggebruikers sponsor “Moving Forward” a meeting on drug user activism. The gathering was to mark both the International Drug User…