Drug Abuse Alternatives Center history

FDA approves Narcan (1971). Narcan could counter opioid overdose effects, usually within 2 minutes.

The FDA approved it to treat heroin addiction in 1972.2 Methadone is a slow-acting opioid agonist that prevents harsh opioid withdrawal symptoms.18

In 1973-74, a community-based demand for natural, non-pharmaceutical treatments for heroin and opioid addiction spurred the use of acupuncture in the clinic.

Grinspoon, L., Bakalar, J. (1981).Coca and Cocaine as Medicines: An Historical Review.

In 1982, Ford co-founded the first Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA.22

In 1985, specialized treatment options begin regularly appearing, catering to demographics such as the elderly, gay individuals, women, adolescents, and those suffering from co-occurring mental health disorders.

American Medical Association calls all drug addictions diseases (1987). The AMA passed legislation identifying alcoholism as a complex disease that merited the serious concern of all members of the health professions.2

The program teaches skills for self-directed change and helps users cope with urges and manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can drive addiction.23 Naltrexone approved for alcoholism (1994). In late 1994, naltrexone became the second drug the FDA approved for alcoholism.

In 1996, the Office of Drug Control Policy detected an increase in heroin use among youth and young adults.

White, W. (1998). Significant Events in the History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.

In 1999, Drug Addiction Treatment Act was passed, as an amendment to the Controlled Substances Act.20

The Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) of 2000 allows for the office-based treatment of opioid and narcotic addiction through medical maintenance drugs, and the prescription of controlled substances designed to help with detox and prevent relapse, such as buprenorphine opioid agonist products.

(2003). “Quest for a Cure: Care and Treatment in Missouri’s First State Mental Hospital.” Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri.

Dubiel, R. (2004). The Road to Fellowship: The Role of the Emmanuel Movement and the Jacoby Club in the Development of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands coverage for addiction treatment (2010). The ACA expanded MHPAEA’s criteria by making sure insurance plans offered through state health insurance marketplaces included behavioral health services, including substance abuse treatment.27

Arghya, P., Deep, P. R., Rajesh, S. (2015). Tracing the journey of disulfiram: From an unintended discovery to a treatment option for alcoholism.

Kentucky Educational Television. (2017). Lexington’s Narcotic Farm: A Pioneering Institution in Drug Treatment.

Gluck, A.R., Schottenfeld, J.R., Tobin, D.G., Waldman, S.A. (2018). Pain and Addiction in Specialty and Primary Care: The Bookends of a Crisis.

Baruch College. (2019). History of Health in New York: Charles B. Towns Hospital.