Federal Regulations & Accreditation Resources

Ira Sobel, M.A. is Staff Writer and Researcher for Methadone Awareness, Editor-at-Large for The Ombudsman and has written articles for the newsletters of many of NAMA’s affiliates.Sobel, I. 1995. Methaphobia: Us and Them. The Ombudsman (Spring/Summer) No. 3/4: 5-6. Have you ever been discriminated against because of being on methadone? Were you ever blackballed by…

Next In Series Part III Drugs and Conditions That Impact On the Action of Methadone Methadone Metabolism Methadone was once considered to be pretty much the same for every patient. Thus, it was believed that narcotic blockade began at 60 mg/day for about 90% of the patients an adequate dose occurred at 80 mg/day. The…

The Advocacy Training Session The training for certification includes a variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of methadone treatment, research, regulations and laws that protect methadone patients and programs. Addiction and Methadone The biological constructs of addiction will be explained in a way that can be understood by lay people (i.e. opiate receptors,…

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Washington, D.C. ~ April 13-16, 2003 Session: Workshop April 15, 2003 Medication – Assisted Treatment in Different Practice Settings: Patients’ Perspectives Joycelyn Woods, National Alliance of Methadone Advocates, Facilitator NAMA representativees will discuss the administration of methadone in a variety of settings. Topics will include the patients’…

  Friday, September 25, 1998  9 a.m. to 5 p.m.          Several countries are using opiates for maintenance treatment,      including:        * codeine      * morphine      * palfium      * buprenorphine      * injectable methadone        Presenters of these pharmacotherapies will include leading clinicians      and health officials from…

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