Month: May 2019


Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019

May 6, 2019 Dr. Joseph was one of the important influences on addiction and criminal justice during the latter 20th and early 21st century.  For more than 50 years he has worked as a social research scientist in the interrelated fields of addiction, treatment, criminal justice, street studies, homelessness, basic research and program development at…
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Carmen Beatrice Pearman Arlt, LMSW, CAC, CMA 1955 – 2019

National Alliance for Medication Assisted RecoveryPress ReleaseContacts Persons: Joycelyn Woods, Executive Director, [email protected] Pearman-Arlt, President, [email protected]♰Phone/Fax: 1.212.595.NAMA  (1-212-595-62620For ReleaseMay 6, 2019 64, passed away December 9, 2018 after a long illness.In the early 1990s NAMA Recovery was mailed an index card with dimes taped to it and a short message saying they could not afford $10 for membership…
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