Court OKs methadone clinic for Shelby MALCOMB DANIELS and JOSEPH BRYANT, News staff writers

HCV Info Fact 24 August 2003 The risk factors for Hepatitis C Virus infection are: Intravenous drug use- Current or remote intravenous drug use accounts for 50% of new cases of HVC; 50% to 60% infected with HCV within 3 months of initiation of injection behavior Intranasal cocaine- Risk factor suggested by epidemiologic evidence Tattooing…

Federal Regulations & Documents Code of Federal Regulations. Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Final Rule 21 CRF 291, 42 CRF 8. (Text) Federal Regulations (PDF Format) . Code of Federal Regulations. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (PDF Format). CSAT Accreditation Page. CSAT Guidelines for the accreditation of…

Late Breaking News New Regulations Proposed for Methadone in the US The Mayor’s Turn Around Senator McCain Introduces Bill to End Maintenance MEDIA RESOURCES Not Available NIH Validates Methadone Maintenance   Calls for Expansion and Deregulation    PRESS RELEASE FULL REPORT  

The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the concept of Medical Maintenance and the prescribing of methadone outside of the methadone clinic setting. Medical Maintenance was initially implemented for patients who had achieved a high level of functionally in society and were hindered by the regulations that were conceived with the dysfunctional patient in mind….

The peer facilitated Medication Assisted Recovery Services Project (MARS) is a collaboration between the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Division of Substance Abuse (DoSA). MARS is located in the Bronx, NY and will provide peer recovery support services to patients at AECOM’s Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs….

Helping NAMA Recovery We want Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT, i.e. methadone, buprenorphine, etc.) patients to think of NAMA Recovery as their union supporting patients and quality methadone treatment. We want healthcare professionals and policy makers to think of NAMA Recovery as their union because we support the quality methadone treatment that they provide. When you…