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

 

Privacy Issues, Sen. Joe Negron's Concerns, Dominate Drug Abuse Task Force

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Negron asked the panel whether what was being proposed was a public resource listing the names of all Floridians being treated in such centers, or merely statistical information about effective treatments, in which patient identities are kept anonymous …
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For Moore, this season certainly a success

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On the other end was his mom, Doris Moore, a woman with a history of drug abuse who always resisted her middle son's efforts to convince her she needed rehab. "One day she finally called me and said, 'I'm ready, I'll do it,''' D.J. said. "I didn't want …
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East County Religious Happenings: Interfaith Christmas Choral Festival set

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Birthright of Brentwood — Helping pregnant women facing personal crises. 925-634-1275. Street Outreach — Helping … LifeRing — Noon Mondays ongoing, Kaiser Permanente, Women's Health Center meeting room, 3624 Delta Fair Blvd., Antioch, and 7 p.m …
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