Lubbock, Texas May 18, 2015– Two new members of staff have joined the Lubbock Lighthouse Methadone and Subutex Program, which provides high quality methadone and subutex treatment services in West Texas to help people with problems of opiate and other substance abuse.
The new additions to the team are Nigel Torres, LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor), and Dwight Lindley, LCDC. Mr. Torres’ seventeen years’ experience includes inpatient treatment, mental health services, methadone treatment, HIV prevention services, screening and assessment, therapeutic treatment centers. Mr. Lindley began methadone counseling twelve years ago and also offers volunteer Twelve-Step meetings at local recovery centers and at the Lubbock County Jail.
The new team members join Cindy Henson, LCDC, who has five years at Lubbock Lighthouse and who previously was for twelve years the co-owner of Shades of Hope Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. Other members of the Lubbock Lighthouse staff include the Medical Director, Thomas Gore, a board certified psychiatrist with more than forty years’ experience treating veterans and persons with mental illness or chemical dependency issues, Pete Ramos, the Program Sponsor who also is a Board Member and Human Resources Director, Tina Johnson, LVN, the dispensing nurse who also teaches at a local community college, Paul DiGiacomo, a counselor intern, and Cissy Ramos who manages the support desk and greets the clients daily.
Terry McEldowney, Program Director of Lubbock Lighthouse began his work in the treatment field as a methadone counselor in 1974. He says: “This is the best overall treatment team I have managed in the last twenty years and I am particularly happy that the clients have the opportunity to experience the therapeutic benefits of seasoned veterans in counseling.” He adds that Lubbock Lighthouse can offer help and advice to anyone with opiate dependence, regardless of whether methadone or subutex is an appropriate treatment in the individual’s case: “If you, a relative, or a friend has a problem with opiate dependency call Lubbock Lighthouse at 806-744-3419. We have years of experience and will try to steer you to your best avenue of treatment if methadone or subutex is not appropriate for you. Methadone works for people who work it, and we have the treatment team that can assist you in achieving your goals if you are willing to work towards them.”
Lubbock Lighthouse’s experienced staff is committed to providing caring treatment and promoting dignity and self-respect in and for every patient. For further information please contact Lubbock Lighthouse by phone or email (details below).
The National Institute of Drug Abuse (N.I.D.A.) has conducted studies on methadone for more than fifty years and considers it to be the treatment of choice for opiate dependency. People living in West Texas who are experiencing problems with opiate dependency are invited to contact Lubbock Lighthouse and their experienced staff for advice and support.
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Contact Lubbock Lighthouse:
Terry McEldowney
806-744-3419
terry@lubbocklighthouse.org
1308 Avenue Q, Suite A Lubbock, TX 79401
