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 …

COURT: Drug addict sentenced to 14 months incarceration

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Justice Ann McFadyen recommended Owens serve the jail time at a facility equipped for substance-abuse treatment. During the subsequent probation Owens must stay away from drugs and take substance-abuse counselling. Owens must also provide police …
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Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of homeless deaths

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The finding came from a five-year study of homeless adults who received treatment from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, though its broad conclusions apply to homeless populations in many urban parts of the United States, the study's …
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