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 …
BLOOMINGTON: Builder donates 0000 to substance abuse program
Filed under: drug abuse help centers for pregnant women
Cedar House Life Change Center in Bloomington, which has provided substance abuse treatment programs to Inland residents for nearly 35 years, announced today that it has received a $ 100,000 donation from Jim Previti Jr., president and CEO of Frontier …
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DA to begin prosecution of mothers who use drugs
Filed under: drug abuse help centers for pregnant women
"A lot of drug rehab programs won't take women while they are pregnant," Birchfield said. Many centers don't want to take on the added healthcare responsibilities to treat drug-addicted women who are pregnant, the ACLU's Kolbi-Molina agreed. "Many of …
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Drug Abuse Clinic Site Draws Fire
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The relocation of the University of New Mexico's substance abuse clinic may make it more accessible to patients, but residents near the proposed site at Central and San Mateo SE say the area already is suffering from its share of rehab centers. UNM's …
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