Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation history

In 1987, despite President Regan’s renewed War on Drugs campaign that sought to penalize drug abusers, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared drug dependence as a legitimate disease and demanded that it be treated no differently than other medical ailments.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee for the Substance Abuse Coverage Study (1992). Treating Drug Problems: Volume 2: Commissioned Papers on Historical, Institutional, and Economic Contexts of Drug Treatment.

In 1994, a non-12-step program based on self-empowerment was created.

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.

In 2002, the FDA approved buprenorphine for opioid abuse treatment.

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

Henninger, A., Sung, H. (2014). History of Substance Abuse Treatment.

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.