addiction treatment

On the evolution of treatment and maintenance for opioid addiction in St. Charles, Va.

Cultural Encounters, Personal/Professional Growth, Remaining Challenges, Stories / By

Art Van Zee discusses the evolution of treatment for opioid addiction, including monumental shifts particularly valuable to rural communities such as St. Charles, Va. He explains that access to methadone maintenance treatment is extremely restricted for many people in isolated regions, as it would incur unsustainable expenses (both financial and time-related) just to get to …

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On healthcare education and mentoring

Origin Stories, Personal/Professional Growth, Stories / By

Art Van Zee discusses the value of healthcare education and mentoring. He expresses gratitude for the nurturing and supportive environment both his parents cultivated for him as a child; for Sister Beth Davies’ mentorship in the field of addiction-related healthcare and substance abuse treatment; and for several others who shaped him as a doctor throughout …

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Art Van Zee on the opioid epidemic in southwestern Virginia

Cultural Encounters, Personal/Professional Growth, Philosophies/Evolving Concepts, Power and Politics in Health Care, Remaining Challenges, Stories / By

Art Van Zee was among the first physicians in the U.S. to warn people about the dangers of OxyContin and take a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company head on for its marketing blunders. He describes his witness of the problem rapidly develop into a nationwide opioid epidemic by the late 1990s from his work at a …

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