Punyamurtula S. Kishore is the founder of Preventive Medicine Associates, Addiction Medicine Associates, and National Library of Addiction.
Kishore has been a practicing public health scientist for over 30 years. He began his medical
career as a primary care / family practice physician and then moved into a position as the
Medical Director of the Washingtonian Center for Addictions, the first organization in the
U.S. to recognize addiction as a disease.
Their philosophy was an early precursor to the AA or 12-step program movement. Kishore has been a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine since 1986 and has helped treat more than 200,000 addicts.
Dr. Kishore treats addicts with his 'sobriety maintenance' method. This unique health model stresses the prescription of non-toxic substances, provides patients with coping skills they need to remain sober and tailors treatment to specific medical conditions.
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Kishore also administers "de-addiction" treatment, a process that treats emotional addiction as well as the physical addiction. Patients have access to home detoxification, an inexpensive and more effective option to in-patient care which allows them to maintain their dignity while learning how to cope with the temptations found in their own environments
In 1993, Kishore founded National Library of Addictions in Brookline, Massachusetts. To support work in addictions treatment, the Library


unyamurtula S. Kishore is the founder of Preventive Medicine Associates, Addiction Medicine Associates, and National Library of Addiction.
Kishore has been a practicing public health scientist for over 30 years. He began his medical
career as a primary care / family practice physician and then moved into a position as the
Medical Director of the Washingtonian Center for Addictions, the first organization in the
U.S. to recognize addiction as a disease