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The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) is an organization of methadone patients and patients receiving other medications to treat opiate dependence, their families and healthcare and medical professionals. Therefore this website reflects the collaberative efforts between patients and professionals. NAMA is respected world wide as the premier methadone advocacy organization, considers it a responsiblity…
NAMA Policy Statement: Raising the Methadone Dose Over 100 mgs
A Commentary on Federal Policy for Patients Receiving Over 100 mgs (Revised) There are many misperceptions and misunderstanding about the federal regulations and particularly when it comes to issues regarding raising the dose over 100 mgs. Prior to the HIV epidemic in order to raise a patient’s dose it was required for the physician to…
New Federal Regulations
New federal regulations were issued today to improve the quality and oversight of substance abuse treatment programs that use methadone and other medication to treat heroin and similar addictions. The regulations create a new accreditation program managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and replace…
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Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder March 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to…
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