Policy Statements

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NAMA is well aware of the importance Methadone Anonymous has had on patients across the United States. Organizing a 12 step group is hard work and the commitment of Methadone Anonymous to the recovery of methadone patients is apparent. Methadone Anonymous contends with the same discrimination and stigma that NAMA has battled with. We believe…

Methadone maintenance treatment has been the most effective treatment for addiction to heroin resulting the cessation of heroin use and criminal behavior. Prior to the development of methadone maintenance treatment over 28 years ago narcotic addiction was considered incurable and a behavioral disorder under the control of law enforcement. Drs. Dole and Nyswander brought the…

Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment in the Medical Office Draft approved for distribution July 2001 THE FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. Introduction On October 17, 2000, “The Children’s Health Act of 2000” (HR 4365) was signed into federal law. Section 3502 of that Act sets forth the “Drug…

   Contents          The Pharmacology of Opioids  Cont.      Back    Education Series Number 5.1  February 2001 (Revised)  Part 2 continued     Figure 3 The Methadone Molecule.  The two dimensional representation of the methadone molecule is very different from that of morphine. However, molecules are three dimensional and the methadone molecule bends into a structure that is very…

The intent of Bottle Recall initially was to be able to allow patients take home medication and to insure that methadone is not diverted to the streets. However, methadone programs have been giving patients take home medication for years without a serious methadone diversion problem. Furthermore numerous studies have demonstrated that methadone is not a…