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History of Kolmac Clinic
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- The Kolmac Foundation is formed. The Foundation is a non-profit organization set-up to provide financial support to those who are unable to afford the full cost of substance abuse treatement.
- Dr. George Kolodner presents the clinical results of Kolmac's buprenorphine
treatment program at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Addiction Medicine.
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- Clinic opens fourth location in Columbia, MD
- 10,000 patients treated since Clinic inception
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- Dr. George Kolodner received the "Outstanding
Physician Award for Excellence in Addictions Treatment" from
the Maryland Chapter of the National Counsel on Alcohol and Drug
Dependence.
- Dr. George Kolodner received the "Community Service Award" from
the Vanguard Foundation for outstanding service to the community for helping
people in need to receive addictions treatment.
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- The Clinic begins using buprenorphine for
the treatment of opioid dependent patients, improving our success rate for this population
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| 1996 |
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- 5,000 patients treated since Clinic inception
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| 1994 |
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- Clinic expands hours in Silver Spring, MD office
to include a morning program
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| 1989 |
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- 2,000 patients treated since Clinic inception
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| 1988 |
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- Clinic opens third location in Gaithersburg, MD
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| 1985 |
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- Clinic begins treating patients with opioid dependence
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| 1984 |
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- Clinic begins treating patients with cocaine dependence
- Clinic begins teaching affiliation with Georgetown University
School of Medicine
- Clinic opens second location in Washington, DC
- First 1,000 patients treated
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| 1976 |
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- Program adopts the name Kolmac Clinic
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| 1975 |
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- The clinical results of the program are presented
at the annual meetings of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
and the National Council on Alcoholism.
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| 1973 |
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- Outpatient alcohol treatment program in Silver
Spring, MD co-founded by Dr. George Kolodner and Jim McMahon.
It was the first intensive outpatient (IOP) treatment program
in the country. All other treatment at the time was being delivered
on an inpatient, residential or partial-hospitalization basis.
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