Dr. Marie Nyswander

J. Thomas Payte, M.D. is Medical Director and Founder of Drug Dependence Associates in San Antonio, Texas, Chair of the Maintenance Medications Committee of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of NAMAs Advisory Board. Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D. has a degree is central nervous system pharmacology. Joycelyn Woods, M.A. is President of NAMA….

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration FAQ July 22, 1999 1. Why is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moving away from direct federal inspection by the FDA to surveys by accreditation organizations? HHS is proposing to move to an accreditation system to improve the quality of treatment for patients. While FDA regulation…

National Methadone Conference AMTA 2001 A Conference Photo Album Hi Rokki! Proudly wearing her MALTA sweatshirt and NAMA Blue Ribbon Rokki discusses chapter issues with advocates between workshops. Roxanne Baker Chapter Coordinator and Board of Directors, NAMA President NAMA NorCal Carmen Say “Awardee”! Carmen networks with advocates during a break. “Oh it’s nothing!” she says…

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Welcome to The President’s Office and to the National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery or NAMA Recovery. NAMA Recovery has gone through some significant changes in the past few years. We are proud of the MARS Project the first project of its kind that provides recovery services to patients receiving Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). As…

National Methadone Conference AMTA 2001 Tuesday, October 9th 2 P.M. Administrative Detox: Necessary Use or Abuse Joe Neuberger, Delaware NAMA James DePasquale, Long Beach Patient Committee This roundtable examined the practice of “administrative detoxification” from programs, and explored the conflicts between what programs often perceive as a necessary evil and patients often perceive as a…