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April — for T.S. Eliot, “the cruelest month”—has been designated as Alcohol Awareness Month. I will mark it by writing
Each year I review the highlights of the previous year at Kolmac, looking at both threads of continuity and changes.
Editor’s Note: The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is generating much heated controversy. In the interest of
I do everything I can to help connect my addict patients with the recovery support community. However, I am concerned
Last Saturday, the Baltimore City Medical Society held an all-day conference on medical cannabis. Interest was high; the room was
On March 10th, a bill was introduced in the United States Senate that would address a problem that doctors and
Editor’s Note: I was introduced to transcendental meditation three years ago through Dr. Norman Rosenthal’s book Transcendence. It sounded like
The premature death of David Carr is deeply tragic for many reasons. Among them are that 1) it was preventable
“There’s a treatment for heroin addiction that actually works. Why aren’t we using it?” Huffington Post investigative reporter Jason Cherkis
Editor’s Note: Gambling Disorder was moved from the “Impulse” to the “Addiction” chapter of the most recent edition of the
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Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health Centers is a network of intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment centers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, and Washington, DC. The Kolmac Model – developed by George Kolodner, M.D. more than 50 years ago – provides easier access to treatment, greater program flexibility, and dramatically lower costs traditional inpatient programs – with equal success and effectiveness. In addition to providing all three phases of addiction treatment, including detoxification, rehabilitation, and continuing care, Kolmac offers treatment for co-occurring psychiatric disorders, education and support for family members, and helpful resources for referring professionals.
