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Letter to the Editor: An Anti-Addiction Pill

Posted on July 9, 2006

Benoit Denizet-Lewis (June 25) carefully lays out the evolving scientific approach to treating addiction, and it is promising. The treatment field is at a crossroads. We should find ways to integrate pharmacology with psychological and behavioral interventions so that we can comprehensively heal the pain and emptiness of addiction. Peter…

Posted in Dr. Peter Provet, Letters to the Editor, The New York Times Magazine

Letter to the Editor: Staying Clean

Posted on February 24, 2002

Peggy Orenstein’s cover article “Staying Clean” drew praise from rehab providers and former users confirming that, as reported, there is no quick fix in treating addiction and no guaranteed cure. Below is the response by Dr. Peter Provet, among the many written by treatment experts. Orenstein is right in…

Posted in addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, Letters to the Editor, The New York Times Magazine

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