We Like Minded Docs
This web site is dedicated to the memory of our late founder, Ken Thompson M.D., who brought together a group of physicians who believed strongly in the importance of psychosocial and spiritual interventions as necessary components of the treatment of all persons with addiction. Ken was tenacious, diligent, and dedicated to the tradition of “Principles before Personalities”
When the early group began its discourse on the email group, there were often passionate arguments and debates. There are those who are concerned about any mind altering drug including medications such as antidepressants. On the other side of this, there are those that seem to be more liberal in their use of medication assisted interventions. Much deliberation as to who is right occurred. At the end, there was the acknowledgement that the science of recovery is limited. Who might benefit from longer term maintenance with drugs is unknown. Long term effects of these drugs worries many, but the data is not yet available. However, most agreed that many had benefited from the judicious use of medication assisted treatment. Further, that there are also many factors that might influence the Best Practice such as demographics, treatment availability, economic resources, biologic issues and psychological issues. Most importantly, we could all agree that psychosocial and spiritual interventions are always important in the treatment of drug addiction.
