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Faces and Voices’ Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 42 CFR Part 2
Submitted via E-Rulemaking Portal September 24, 2019 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attn: Suzette Brann, SAMHSA 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13E01B Rockville, Maryland 20857 Re: Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding 42 CFR Part 2 (SAMHSA-4162-20; RIN 0930-AA30) Dear Ms.…
Read MoreMedication Patients May Find Chilly Reception in NA’s Rooms
Addiction Professional, December 27, 2018
Attending Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings had reinforced Alan Wartenberg, MD’s recovery for years, until the early 1990s when he started overseeing medical services at New England programs that offered methadone treatment. The reaction the internist says he then received from some members of the NA fellowship ran the gamut from uncomfortable to downright menacing.
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