National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery
Press Release
Contact Persons:
Joycelyn Woods, Executive Director, Acting President edirector@methadone.orgPhone/Fax: 1.212.595.NAMA (1-212-595-62620)
For Release
January 29, 2016
Nominations Open for the
Richard Lane/Robert Holden Patient Advocacy Award
Richard Lane was a long-term heroin user who, upon release
from prison in 1967, was instrumental in
establishing one of the Nation’s first methadone treatment programs. In 1974, he became the Executive Director of Man
Alive and later served as Vice President
of the American Methadone Treatment Association (now AATOD) and as
Vice Chairman of the Governor’s Council
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Maryland.
Mr. Lane was a passionate
advocate for methadone treatment and, by disclosing his own treatment experiences, provided inspiration to patients
and colleagues alike.
Robert Holden was also a recovering heroin user, who later
became the Director of PIDARC, an
outpatient methadone treatment program in the District of Columbia. He was
a friend of Richard Lane and succeeded Richard Lane’s term of office as the
Vice President of the American
Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. This
award was established in 1995 and recognizes extraordinary achievements
in patient advocacy.
The following criteria should be applied in making your
selection:
·
Only one (1) nominee can be submitted to the
Conference Awards Committee. There may be a number of nominees however only one
(1) “consensus” nominee may receive this honor.
·
The nominee must have been involved in the field
of methadone advocacy for a period of five (5) years.
·
The nominee must have made meaningful and
consistent contributions, which have had a significant impact on opioid
treatment within a state or region of the United States.
·
For each nominee a Nomination Form must be
completed and submitted with two (2) Letters of Support. The Nomination Form is
attached to this announcement and can also be downloaded from the NAMA Recovery
website
http://www.methadone.org.
NAMA Recovery will be responsible for collecting all the
submissions for nomination and selecting a committee of advocates that will
decide on the final candidate. The Candidate’s Name, Nomination Form and at
least two (2) Letters of Support describing
the nominee’s achievements will be submitted to the AATOD Conference
Awards Committee for the final
approval.
The deadline for Submissions is February 26, 2016. The completed Nomination Form along with at
least two (2) Letters of Support should be sent to Joycelyn Woods at edirector@methadone.org.
Previous Winners of the Award
1995, Arizona Richard Lane
2001, St. Louis Joycelyn
Woods 2007, San Diego Anthony Scro
2009, New York Walter Ginter
2010, Chicago Lisa Mojer Torres
2012, Las Vegas Roxanne Baker
2013, Philadelphia Ira Marion
2015, Atlanta Claude Hopkins
This Award will be bestowed upon the recipient during the
Awards Banquet Ceremony on November 1,
2016 during AATOD’s next National Conference which will convene at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront.
The recipient will be provided with a roundtrip Coach Class
airfare, up to two (2) nights in the
hotel and Conference Registration.
Deadline: February 26, 2016
Email Nominations To:
Joycelyn Woods edirector@methadone.org
If you have any questions about the award contact Joycelyn
Woods at edirector@methadone.org or by
telephone at 917-846-9983
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