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<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”nd_options_text_align_center_responsive” el_id=”about-top-text”]Here at St. Kolbe-Puckett Center for Healing, we provide innovative outpatient medical treatment with the knowledge that facing addiction is difficult, and doing so without medical guidance or medication assistance often leads to lower success rates and higher rates of relapse.<\/span>
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<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”nd_options_text_align_center_responsive” el_id=”about-top-text-2″]We use a whole-patient approach that offers office-based, medication-assisted treatment and counseling that treats addiction. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]
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<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”about-txt-1″]We\u2019re a nonprofit clinic in St. Joseph, Missouri dedicated to helping people facing addiction to drugs and alcohol find sustained recovery and holistic healing. Our main goal is to not turn anyone away who\u2019s seeking recovery.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]
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We know that no single approach to addiction treatment is right for everyone. We identify the unique qualities in anyone seeking recovery and help connect them with individuals and organizations in our community who can work together to make their goal of recovery a success. <\/span><\/p>\n

We take this approach from the power of our namesakes, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and young Mark Puckett, whose lives were lost to prevent others who would otherwise continue to suffer. \u00a0We exist to meet the needs of any person seeking treatment from addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you lose your loved one, there\u2019s nothing like it. When you watch your grandchildren go to a coffin and see their father deceased, or their mother, it\u2019s not a good thing, they\u2019re not coming back. We have to do something to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div> \n

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MARK PUCKETT, CO-FOUNDER<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”about-txt-1″]St. Kolbe-Puckett Center for Healing was started to meet the needs of underserved Missouri communities dealing with opioid addiction.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]
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Dustin Smith, M.D., is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has dedicated his life to helping others. After graduating from medical school, he completed his residency in Texas and spent time abroad practicing medicine. He then moved to St. Joseph where he began working at Mosaic as an attending physician and assistant director. Dustin is a St. Louis native and uses telemedicine to treat patients. He is married to his wife, Stacy, and they have three sons, Sebastian, Lincoln, and Summit.<\/p>\n

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Mark is a business owner in St. Joseph. He was motivated to open the St. Kolbe-Puckett Center for Healing by his own son\u2019s death from an overdose. Mark\u2019s primary motivation is that he doesn\u2019t want to see another parent go through what he went through.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Clarke is an Emergency Medicine Specialist in Lenexa, KS and has over 13 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from Kansas City University Of Physicians & Surgeons medical school in 2009. Dr. Clarke treats addiction patients on a weekly basis at St. Kolbe-Puckett and has done so for the last two years.<\/p>\n

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Bobbie Baur<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Dr. Smith is the President of the Board of Directors, Medical Director and Co-founder of St. Kolbe-Puckett. He is also the Director of the Mercy Virtual Substance Use Recovery Program (SURP) located in St. Louis, MO. He is board certified in Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Smith is a graduate of the University of Missouri- Medical School (2009). He was the award recipient of the college\u2019s Outstanding Young Physician award in 2019 for his work at St. Kolbe-Puckett and his role in combating Missouri opioid epidemic. He is also the national distinction recipient of the Presidential Medal of Service. He has treated patients at St. Kolbe-Puckett for the last three year due to increasing need for patient services in the area. Dr. Smith developed his passion for treating those who suffer from Substance Use Disorder through witnessing patients and families affected during his time in Emergency Medicine with Mosaic Life Care.<\/p>\n

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Nigh is the President of the Guardian Angel Group, consisting of the Guardian Angel Insurance Agency, Inc., Guardian Angel Retirement Planners, Guardian Angel Estate Planners, Guardian Angel Tax Planners, and the Guardian Angel Preservation Planners. He is a specialist in group benefit program design and administration, retirement, and estate planning. Currently licensed with more than 30 companies, he has been in the insurance consulting business since October 1990 and was honored as a 2003 and 2007 \u201cBusinessman of the Year\u201d and won the National Leadership Award presented by the National Republican Congress.
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Liz has been a member of our Board of Directors since October of 2018. She received her BS in Finance and Human Resource Management in 2003 and her MBA in Human Resource Management in 2009. Liz is an Associate Recruiter for Lowe\u2019s Companies, Inc and has specialized in recruiting, retention, employee relations, policy and procedure and overall compliance for almost a decade. She is dedicated to pursuing multiple fundraising and grant opportunities to continue to provide additional resources for the clinic. Liz is a lifelong member of the St. Joseph community and has a passion for assisting high risk populations in gaining access to resources that will allow them to become\/remain productive members of society.<\/p>\n

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Brandi joined the board in May2022.<\/p>\n

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