Lincoln Hospital Detox Program

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The Lincoln Hospital Detox Program was a pioneering, community-based drug treatment initiative in the Bronx that became known for its use of acupuncture and its role in radical health activism during the 1970s.

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instanceOf addiction treatment program
community health program
drug treatment program
activeInPeriod 1970s
aim challenge mainstream medical approaches to addiction
provide accessible detox services to low-income residents
approach holistic health care
non-pharmaceutical treatment for addiction
associatedWith Lincoln Hospital Collective NERFINISHED
radical health workers
basedOn community control of health care principles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focus drug detoxification
substance use disorder treatment
healthDisparityAddressed limited access to drug treatment for marginalized communities
ideology community self-determination in health care
health care as a human right
influenced later acupuncture-based addiction treatment models
influencedBy community organizing traditions in the Bronx
knownFor community-based approach to addiction treatment
role in radical health activism
use of acupuncture in drug treatment
locatedIn Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED
Lincoln Hospital NERFINISHED
methodCharacteristic group-based acupuncture sessions
integration of political education with treatment
politicalContext post–civil rights era urban activism
radical health movement of the 1970s
servedCommunity Black and Latino communities in the South Bronx
treatmentSetting community clinic
outpatient
usedTreatmentMethod acupuncture

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Mutulu Shakur notableWork Lincoln Hospital Detox Program