History

The Alliance for Addiction Solutions was established September 29, 2007, in Sacramento, California, at the conclusion of the first Beyond Talk Therapy: New Frontiers in Addiction Treatment symposium. A group of 21 speakers and participants joyfully discovered that they had a common need to join others who understood the biochemical basis of addiction and used similar drug-free techniques to create lasting recovery.

The symposium was sponsored by a local Sacramento non-profit, the Community Addiction Recovery Association (CARA), which is dedicated to the use of acupuncture, nutrition, movement therapies, and other drug-free techniques to repair the addictive brain.

For some members, the Alliance for Addiction Solutions offers their first opportunity to work in harmony with peers throughout the United States and Canada to accomplish their mutual goals.

Founding members are listed below, with current members linked to their biographies:

• Lianne Audette, ND,LAc
• Holly Beardsley, MSW
• Hyla Cass, MD
• Janet Czarske, LAc
• Charles Gant, MD, PhD
• John Giordano, CAP
• Burton Goldberg
• Sadhu Singh Khalsa, LISW
• Mark Mathews, LADC, BCCR
• Joan Mathews-Larson PhD
• David Miller, PhD
• Merlene Miller, MA
• David Moyer, LCSW, Board Certified Diplomate, Lt Col USAF, Ret
• Dennis Neal, CDP
• Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD
• Carolyn Reuben, LAc
• Julia Ross, MA, MFT
• Trudy Scott, CN (Certified Nutritionist), BSS, BS
• Patricia Smith, MS, LPC
• Stan Stokes, MS, LPC, CCDC
• Christina Veselak, MS, LMFT, CN
• Beth Ann Voien, PhD.