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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…

Sniffing, Snorting Drugs May Raise HCV Risk by Theresa Waldron Reuters Health 4 Jul. 2003 Source: Journal of Medical Virology. 2003;70:387-390. People who snort or sniff heroin in combination with cocaine may be at increased risk of developing the liver infection hepatitis C, according to a new study. Thomas Kresina, a spokesman for the National…

FDA Warns About Orlaam T01-15 Print Media: 301-827-6242 April 20, 2001 Broadcast Media: 301-827-3434   Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new warning about health risks associated with levomethadyl acetate HC, a.k.a. Orlaam, a drug used to treat opiate addiction. FDA Announces Labeling Changes Following Cardiac Adverse Events With…

Exciting Developments in the UK Alan Joyce Methadone Alliance November 21, 2003 There are exciting things happening in the UK that the Methadone Alliance has been involved with. In the UK there is a type of General Practitioner (Doctor, in what you call ‘office based practice’, what we call ‘General practice’), who gain additional qualifications…

Press Release October 27, 2004 Contact: Joycelyn Woods (212) 595-6262 A Methadone Treatment Center in Alabama, “Shelby County Treatment Center” is under fire. After four trials, with no testimony or witnesses against them, a local county Judge granted a permanent injunction and says they have to stay closed. The State of Alabama that grants permission…

What Is Office Based Opioid Treatment or OBOT? OBOT is the treatment of opiate addiction with a medication in a physicians’ office and outside of the clinic system. Two medications are available methadone and buprenorphrine that was recently approved. Each medication has specific requirements and regulations before it can be dispensed. Using buprenorphine the physician…