Jim Boyle

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  www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/292267.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/25/2008    Last Visited: 2/25/2008  

  Jim Boyle, deputy director of the Pierce County Alliance, said the proposed budget cut was a surprise.
  
  "We were quite disappointed," he said.
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  Boyle said the Alliance is treating a handful of clients - seven in the last month.
  
  Without the state funding, the Alliance would still offer Prometa treatments, but clients would have to pay for it with their own money, and the cost is steep.The price for Prometa treatments ranges from $6,000 to $15,000 per month, according to numbers from Hythiam's Web site.
  
  "If the money's cut, it just means there won't be any family drug court clients getting Prometa," Boyle said.

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  Published on: 1/11/2008    Last Visited: 1/12/2008  

  "There were some who did well with Prometa, though they had some positive (urinalysis) after receiving treatment," said James Boyle, deputy director of the Pierce County Alliance.

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  www.fedwaymirror.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=91&cat - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/16/2007    Last Visited: 12/1/2007  

  The treatment protocol is a combination of three medications â€" Flumazenil, Hydroxyzine and Gabapentin â€" that have been independently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, said Pierce County Alliance Deputy Director James Boyles.They were each designed to for a specific use, but in a carefully administered combination can reverse the damage alcohol, cocaine and methamphetimine have caused to an addict's brain receptors, Boyles said.
  
  "The drugs are being used in what is called off-label use," Boyles said.
  
  Prometa targets the area of the brain that produces cravings for drugs, he said.
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  The treatment for cocaine and meth begins with three consecutive IV infusions of Flumazenil, followed by 21 to 28 days of daily oral doses of Gabapentin, then finished with two more IV infusions of Hydroxyzine, Boyles said.
  
  The same day Smart began his treatment, he had planned to receive his first Prometa infusion, then get high on meth before returning home, he said.
  
  He never followed through on those plans to get high.
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  Some studies have been completed on the treatment, but others are still in operation, Boyles said.Prometa is considered experimental by some accounts and Pierce County Alliance recommends it be followed up with psychosocial treatments, such as support groups or meetings, Boyles said.
  
  "This medical treatment isn't the answer to everything," Boyles said.
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  Also, the Pierce County Alliance Deputy Director is named James Boyle, not Boyles.

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  www.fedwaymirror.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=91&cat - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/16/2007    Last Visited: 11/16/2007  

  The treatment protocol is a combination of three medications â€" Flumazenil, Hydroxyzine and Gabapentin â€" that have been independently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, said Pierce County Alliance Deputy Director James Boyles.They were each designed to for a specific use, but in a carefully administered combination can reverse the damage alcohol, cocaine and methamphetimine have caused to an addict's brain receptors, Boyles said.
  
  "The drugs are being used in what is called off-label use," Boyles said.
  
  Prometa targets the area of the brain that produces cravings for drugs, he said.
  ...
  The treatment for cocaine and meth begins with three consecutive IV infusions of Flumazenil, followed by 21 to 28 days of daily oral doses of Gabapentin, then finished with two more IV infusions of Hydroxyzine, Boyles said.
  
  The same day Smart began his treatment, he had planned to receive his first Prometa infusion, then get high on meth before returning home, he said.
  
  He never followed through on those plans to get high.
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  Some studies have been completed on the treatment, but others are still in operation, Boyles said.Prometa is considered experimental by some accounts and Pierce County Alliance recommends it be followed up with psychosocial treatments, such as support groups or meetings, Boyles said.
  
  "This medical treatment isn't the answer to everything," Boyles said.

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  www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/193728.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/2/2007    Last Visited: 11/2/2007  

  The study "looks pretty good," said Jim Boyle, deputy director of the Pierce County Alliance, a provider of Prometa, a regimen that includes three generic drugs, counseling and supplements.
  
  Boyle said he suspects that if the study were longer, there would be even greater differences between the Prometa and the placebo group.
  
  "The time frame is a little bit too short to really distinguish" the two, he said, noting that longer-term studies comparing Prometa to a placebo are due out next year.
  
  Boyle also noted there were no adverse reactions to Prometa in the study.

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  by Terree Schmidt-Whelan, PHD, CDP and JAMES F. BOYLE, MS, CDP
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  James F. Boyle, MS, CDP, is Deputy Director of the Pierce County Alliance, overseeing 15 adult and adolescent programs. He has worked as a police officer and parole officer as well as a chemical dependency treatment professional.

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  www.federalwaymirror.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=91 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/16/2007    Last Visited: 2/2/2008  

  Also, the Pierce County Alliance Deputy Director is named James Boyle, not Boyles.

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  Last Visited: 2/19/2008  

  The study "looks pretty good," said Jim Boyle, deputy director of the Pierce County Alliance, a provider of Prometa, a regimen that includes three generic drugs, counseling and supplements.Boyle said he suspects that if the study were longer, there would be even greater differences between the Prometa and the placebo group.
  
  Right Turn

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  www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/200936.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/11/2007    Last Visited: 11/11/2007  

  Jim Boyle, deputy director of the alliance, said Friday that the alliance reports unexcused absences and diluted test results to the Pierce County drug court, where a judge can decide whether to impose sanctions.
  
  "We do acknowledge that those are failures," Boyle said.
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  It appears in a letter to County Council Chairman Terry Lee, signed by Neiswender and Boyle, the deputy director.
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  "We do tell them, 'You need to come in - we can try to quash the warrant,'" Boyle said.
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  "They're doing things they need to be doing besides being drug-free," Boyle said.

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  www.thenewstribune.com/front/topstories/story/187221.ht - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/25/2007    Last Visited: 10/25/2007  

  Deputy alliance director Jim Boyle said Monday that his organization has treated about three self-pay patients, but the audit found 50 had been treated, for a total cost of $750,000.

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