Dr. Davenport Show Interview With John P. Walters
Dr. Davenport Show Interview with John P. Walters – Today on The Dr. Davenport Show Guest John P. Walters Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Hudson Institute, Washington, DC Headquarters As Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, John Walters oversees the Institute’s operations, including staff and research management. From December 2001 to January 2009, he was director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and a cabinet member during the Bush Administration. As the nation’s “Drug Czar,” Mr. Walters guided all aspects of federal drug policy and programs–supporting efforts that drove down teen drug use 25 percent, increased substance abuse treatment and screening in the healthcare system and dramatically dropped the availability of cocaine and methamphetamine in the US He also helped build critical programs to counter narcoterrorism in Colombia, Mexico, and Afghanistan. From 1996 until 2001 Mr. Walters served as president of the Philanthropy Roundtable, a national association of charitable foundations and individual donors. His prior government service included work at ONDCP at its founding in 1989 as chief of staff and later deputy director of supply reduction. He was assistant to the secretary and chief of staff at the US Department of Education during the Reagan Administration. He also served in the Division of Education Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1982-1985. Mr. Walters has taught political science at Michigan State University’s …
Call for Medicare changes to treat drug addicts
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
Australian Medical Association president Steve Hambleton says drug addiction is a complex and time-consuming problem to treat. He says GPs have to be wary of addicts "doctor shopping" to get prescriptions. "The fact is the Medicare rebate system is not …
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Employers, locals deal with substance abuse
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
It is difficult to define the Peninsula's typical drug user. Behavioral health employees at Central Peninsula Hospital treat all demographics; no family is immune to substance abuse, said Dr. Kristie Sellers, director of behavioral health at the …
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