Mission Statement and Philosophy of Practice

Internal Medicine, a well established specialty deals with diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions in adults.  In addition to acute and chronic disease management, preventive medical care is an important part of our practice.

Addiction Medicine is a specialty that involves diagnosing and treating addictive diseases.  It looks at the impact on the individual, as well as the family and friends of the involved patient.  All of our physicians are active members of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and certified in Addiction Medicine.

Addictive Disease is a medical condition, not a mental illness.  It should be treated with a caring and compassionate approach and with a comprehensive treatment plan.  The patient, and whenever possible, the family and friends should all understand the plan.

We treat many patients for both primary care and addiction.  Patients in recovery are less likely to be prescribed medications that put their sobriety in jeopardy by our clinicians.  Well meaning practitioners who do not truly understand that “addiction is a disease”, rather than a lack of willpower, may give inappropriate prescriptions to addicts in recovery.  A wide variety of “non-addicting” medications can often be used to treat insomnia, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, depression and other similar conditions.

Addicts are often ashamed and embarrassed to tell the whole truth.  Our unique practice allows for patients to feel comfortable to express their personal needs without shame or guilt.

Because of the overlap between Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine we serve as a referral resource for many local providers in Pain Management.   We use a variety of opioid and non-opioid medications to treat chronic pain. 

For our patients in recovery, we offer several pharmacologic options for relapse prevention. Current medication options for relapse prevention, approved by the FDA, include Antabuse^®, Naltrexone, Suboxone^® and Campral^®.