George O'Neil (doctor)

Dr George O’Neil

M.B.B.S., F.R.C.O.G., F.R.A.C.O.G.,D.D.U., F.Ch.A.M., Cit. W.A. Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Addiction Medicine Director of Medicine & Research,Fresh Start Recovery Programme Medical Director, Go Medical Industries Pty Ltd Founder, Australian Medical Procedures Research Foundation Ltd

George O'Neil was born in Limerick, Ireland but grew up in Perth, Western Australia. Inspired by the challenges he faced working in remote parts of Australia, Africa and in cities such as Glasgow and Perth; for over 30 years Dr O'Neil has been developing new products for use in obstetrics, pain management, malnutrition, catheterisation, drug delivery and addictions. This resulted in setting up the medical device manufacturing company Go Medical Industries Pty Ltd in 1984. Dr O'Neil has championed the use of Naltrexone in Australia for opiate addiction and since 1996 he has concentrated his main efforts on running a Naltrexone treatment clinic in Subiaco, now part of Fresh Start Recovery Programme.

The story of Fresh Start began in 1975 when Dr George O’Neil, then a young obstetrician, started developing new ways to deliver babies and care for their mothers. After spending 20 years developing medical devices, George realised that these inventions could benefit the general population, especially those in developing countries. In 1996 he and four other people, all committed to solving the world’s medical problems, founded Australian Medical Procedures Research Foundation. Five areas of medicine were identified as needing further research, however, the new Board of Directors decided that “managing addictions” would be their initial focus. Soon after George realised the potential to use opiate blockers as an alternative to opiate replacement programs (the conventional approach to treating heroin addiction) and in June 1997 the first patients were treated with Naltrexone. Today, more than 7000 people have been treated by Fresh Start Recovery Programme for a wide range of addictions. .

External links

• Official clinic web site
• Go Medical

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