Medical and Scientific support for the Rehabilitation Program
In the medical, scientific, and chemical dependency treatment communities there has been a long-standing controversy as to a correct treatment philosophy. Most are empty arguments without any concrete proof and based on bias, this is obviously apparent in the relapse rates of those who try treatment and fail miserably only to try the same treatment again and again, only to fail over and over. In time the individual will usually resign himself to a hopeless dimly lit future. Below is information that is clinically proven by medical experts in the field of Substance abuse treatment that clearly points to the correct approach, which is utilized by Atlanta Recovery Narconon.
Forest Tennant, M.D., Dr. P.H.:
A national leader in the field of drug rehabilitation, Dr. Tennant is the author of more than 200 scientific papers, books and videos on the subjects of neurochemistry and drug dependence. He is the Executive Director of the Research Center for Chronic Pain and Dependency Disorders and the Executive Director of the Community Health Projects Medical Group. He has served as a Public Health Fellow for the U.S. Public Health Service, as an Associate Professor at the UCLA School of Public Health and is a member of the Drug Abuse Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration. He is a Narcotics Training Consultant for the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Justice. Dr. Tennant was the Keynote Speaker at the Conference on Human Detoxification, Los Angeles, 1995.
Dr. Shelley Beckman, Ph. D.
Dr. Shelley Beckman earned her BS from the California Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Over the last decade, the focus of her work has been on the reduction of adverse health effects from chemical contaminants. Her research has focused on assessment of the effectiveness of detoxification treatment in removing chemical contaminants from the body and in alleviating health effects caused by chemicals. She has also worked towards the reduction of toxic chemical contamination in the environment, through both public policy and educational initiatives. Her interest has included work on the reduction of drug abuse through the use of detoxification as one component of drug treatment. Presented at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
Dr. Megan Shields, MD
Dr. Shields graduated from the Medical College of Virginia and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on Substance Abuse and Public Health as well as being the author of many scientific papers on the role of detoxification.
