Dr. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM
Dr. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM – Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Wesley Clark, Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, will “unveil” brand new National Survey in Conjuction with 21st Annual “Recovery Month” Observance! Dr. Wesley Clark, Huge Survey on Drug Use and Heatlh to be Unveiled in Conjunction with 21st Annual; “Recovery Month” Observance! Dr. Westley Clark, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, leads the agency’s national effort to provide effective and accessible treatment to all Americans with addictive disorders. Dr. Clark was the former Chief of the Associated Substance Abuse Programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco (DVAMC-SF) and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF. In addition to his duties at the DVAMC-SF, Dr. Clark served as a Senior Program consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson Substance Abuse Policy Program, as well as a co-investigator on various National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded research grants in conjunction with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Clark’s areas of expertise include substance abuse treatment, methadone maintenance, pain management, co-occurring disorders, psychopharmacology, anger management, and medical and legal issues. Dr. Clark is a noted published …
For Drug Addicted Vet, a Drawer Full of Medals, Now Never Opened
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The military's approach to treating addiction is outdated, and it's not surprising a former soldier could end up like Williams, said Thomas Kosten, a professor in the Psychiatry and Neuroscience departments at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston who …
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Addiction clinic to open in Covington by summer
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COVINGTON — A network of drug-abuse treatment centers based in Pittsburgh has taken majority ownership of a planned methadone clinic here and hopes to be operating by summer. Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc., is planning to open the the clinic at …
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