Signatures from Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Professionals
Open Letter to President-Elect Obama Regarding the Selection of our Next Drug Czar…
   
  There are 485 signatures total

 
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Founding Board Member and Past President, Division on Addiction, New York State Psychological Association
Co-director, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates
New York, NY

Howard Josepher, LCSW
President & Chief Executive Officer, Exponents
New York, NY

Mark Sehl, PhD, LCSW
Co Director: Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates and Alcoholism Counseling Service
New York, NY

Ernest Drucker PhD
Professor Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Addictive Behaviors Research Center
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

George A.Parks, Ph.D.
Community Training and Program Dissemination Coordinator
Addictive Behaviors Research Center
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

A. Thomas Horvath, PhD
Practical Recovery
La Jolla, CA

Ana Kosok, Ed D
Moderation Management
New York, NY

Bart Majoor, Ph.D.
St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction
Bronx, NY

Debra Rothschild, Ph.D.
Private practice
New York, NY

Scott Kellogg, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Department of Psychology, New York University
New York, NY

Anne M. Fletcher, MS,RD, LD
Author, Sober for Good/ Medical Writer
Recipient, Research Society on Alcoholism Journalism Award
Recipient, Outstanding Contributions to Understanding Addictions Award, American Psychological Assn
Minnesota

Karen Ablondi
Substance Abuse researcher
Project Coordinator
Therapist
New Haven, CT

Marilyn Freimuth
psychologist
Clinical Psychologist; author of Addicted? and Hidden Addictions
Fielding Graduate University
Wisconsin

Susan Guercio, Esq.
Health Care Attorney
New York, New York

Mark Green, M.D.
Psychiatry and Addictions Medicine
medical Director, WestBridge Community Services
Instructor Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, MA

James Schluger MD
Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Joseph S. Cohen, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Services Manager, Positive Health Project
Adjunct Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Frances A Meléndez, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Director of Behavioral Health, Iris House, Inc.
Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals-chair of Education/Research Committee
Harlem, New York

Frank Bosco
Psycotherapy
Music Therapy/ Gestalt Therapy
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner/ Body-oriented psychotherapy specializing in Trauma work
20 W.20th St., Ste. 803 New York, NY

Monica Skewes
Psychology
Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Institute on Addiction

Nicholas A. Calabro, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Social Worker at Positive Health Project, Inc.
Private Practice Practitioner at Psychotherapy Counseling Services, Rego Park, NY
New York, NY 10018

Randy Seewald, MD
Physician
Medical Director, Beth Israel Medical Center Methadone Maintenance Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, New York

Andrew J. Saxon, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatrist
Director, Addictions Patient Care Line VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Julie Barnes, PhD, CASAC
Clinical Psychologist
Course Director and Supervisor - St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
NYSPA, Secretary, Division on Addictions
80 Fifth Avenue Suite 1206, New York, NY 10011

Ken Corbett, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Author of "Boy Hoods," forthcoming September 2009, Yale University Press
Assistant Clinical Professor New York University Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York New York

Michael Benibgui
Psychologist
Assistant Director - Mental Health
Gay Men's Health Crisis
New York

Madeline Rhum, PhD
Clinical psychologist
Clinical supervisor at City University of NY clinical psychology doctoral program
private practice
Brooklyn, NY

Diane Paige
Psychotherapist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Asheville, North Carolina

Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training
Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, Motivational Interviewing Trainer,
Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

William R. Miller, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Past President, Division of Addictions, American Psychological Association
Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Krista Lisdahl Medina
Clinical Psychologist, specialist in Addiction
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Faculty, Addiction Sciences Division
University of Cincinnati

Deborah Field Washburn
Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Psychotherapist
New York, NY

Janet Shapiro, Ph.D.
Psychologist
NYC, NY

Lito Elio Porto
Professor
Ph.D.
New York City

Henry Steinberger, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Certified in the Treatment of Alcohol & Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders APA College of Professional Psych.
Board of Directors, SMART Recovery
Madison, WI

Katherine Maddox
Psychotherapist
New York

Lois Riskin
Retired chemist
Lawrenceville, NJ

Alanne Baerson, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Psychologist/Psychoanalyst - Private Practice
New York, NY

Alexander DeLuca
Physician, Pain Relief Activist
Senior Consultant and board member: Pain Relief Network
M.D., MPH (Masters of Public Health)
New York, NY

Dr Ellen Friedman
Social Worker - Substance Abuse Professional
Adjunct Professor - NYU Silver School of Social Work

Rose Gramalia
psychotherapist, substance abuse counselor
LMFT - licensed marriage and family counselor
LADC - licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor
Reno, NV

Helen Brackett, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Private practice
New York, NY

Jenny Kaufmann, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
co-founder of Suicide Bereavement Services of New York
New York City

Leslie Goldfarb Terry
RN/
Faculty New York University College of Nursing
NYC

Kay S. Browne MD
behavioral pediatrician, child psychiatry
MD
Mill Valley, California

Bryon Adinoff
Addiction Psychiatrist
Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research
University of Southwestern Medical Center

Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D.
psychotherapist
Ph.D.
New York, NY

Jan Chrostek Maj
fizycian
Medicine Doctor,Philosophy Doctor
31-609 Krakow,os.1000-lecia 29/50, Poland,Europe

Emilis Subata
physician psychiatrist
M.D., Ph.D.
Vicepresident of Lithuanian Psychiatric Association
Vilnius, Lithuania

Marianna Iwulska
Harm reduction worker,peer support,drug users activist
Chairman of Board,WYZWOLENIE-LIBERATION,Krakow User Union,Poland
vice-secretary of Polish Network for Drug Policy
Krakow;Poland

Andria Efthimiou-Mordaunt
Campaigner/Counsellor
MSc
London/UK

Schneider Eric
Counsellor/trainer
Co Director, Association ACCES
International representative, ASUD, France
Marseille, France

Rafał Blusiewicz
DTP Operator
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Poland

Justyna Jarkiewicz
educator
Krakow, Poland

Vito Georgievski
NGO activists
General Secretary of International Network of People who use Drugs and Board member
Member of Executive Board of Macedonian Harm Reduction Network
Skopje,Republic of Macedonia

Julie Holland, MD
psychiatrist
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry NYU School of Medicine
200 East 33rd Street, NY NY 10016

Marta Gaszyńska
President of the Patient Association JUMP'93
Poland, Warsaw

Marta Gaszynska
Secretary of the Polish Network for Drugs Policy
Poland, Warsaw

Rebecca Miller
Psychology
Associate Research Scientist
New Haven, CT

Louise Vincent
Harm Reduction
Program Director
North Carolina

Raul Caetano
University Professor - Epidemiologist
Professor of Epidemiology
Dallas, Texas

Carlos F. Tirado
Addiction Treatment Provider and Clinical Researcher
Assistant Professor
Medical Director
Dallas, TX

Yvonne Perret, LCSW-C
Social worker
Executive Director
Advocacy & Training Center

Marc Gourevitch, MD
Physician

Sherry Knapp-Brown, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Mason, Ohio

Eric Bails
Information Technology Strategist
Southern California

Nick Rajacic
Social Worker
MSW, LMSW
Michigan licensed Master Social Worker
Houghton, MI

Bryan Fallon
Psychologist
Mental Health Clinical Supervisor Rikers Island
NYSPA Addictions Division President 2008
85 Fifth Avenue

Patricia Post
public policy analyst
Policy Director, National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Nashville, TN

Robert Newman, MD, MPH
Physician
Director, Basron Edmond de rothschild chemical Dependenchy Institute (NYC)
President Emeritus, Beth Israel Medical Center and Continuum Health Partners
New York City

Stefan R. Zicht, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst
President, NY State Psychological Assn Division of Psychoanalysis (2008)
Co-Director, Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis
New York, NY

Lorraine Caputo
Social Worker
LCSW
Psychoanalyst/Psychotherapist and Family Therapist
Maplewood, New Jersey

victoria malkin
anthropologist/therapist
PHD
New YorK City

Cynthia Field, Ph.D.
psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
New York City

Christopher Robedee
Evolutionary Life Coach
Meriden, CT

Edward Carr
Psychologist
Leading Professor
SUNY at Stony Brook

Marjorie S. Maltin Ed.D.
Psychologist - Psychoanalyst
Faculty & Supervisor, Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis

Kenneth Feiner
Clinical Psychology
New York

Lawrence O. Brown, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Fellow, Supervisor & Teaching Faculty: William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology
Special Adjunct Professor of Psychology: Long Island University
New York, NY

Richard H. Loewus
clinical psychologist

Jacqueline Ambrosini

Judith Goldberg
Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Ph.D.
New York

Ilene Cohen, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Clinical Assoc Professor, NYU School of Medicine

David Szmak, Psy.D
Psychologist
Director, Institute for Change
Montclair, NJ

Brett Saarela
Social Worker
Psychiatric Social Worker, Dual Diagnosis Program at SPOP (Service Program for Older People)
SMART REcovery Board member, SMART REcovery NYC Vice President
NYC

Christine A Chapman, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Psychoanalyst
Addictions Specialist
New York City, NY

Thelma Wright

dee-dee stout
addictions/behavioral health
Clinical Program Manager/Faculty/Director
San Francisco, CA

Diane Colman, MS
psychobiologist
Ithaca, NY

Rowena A. Coddington
Counselor
Hawaii/California

Gajewski Jakub
Wlasna dzialalnosc
Inzynier
Warszawa

Mat Southwell
Trainer and Consultant
Partner Gold Standard Team

MiguelPerdices
Substance Use Counselor
Case Manager
San Francisco

Martha E. Irizarry
CAADE
Substance Abuse Counselor
333 Valencia Street, Ste. 222 San Francisco, CA

Marion Riedel, PhD, LCSW
Social Work
Associate Professor
Board Member, PHP
Columbia School of Social Work

Marek Ztgadlo
Harm Reduction Expert
Director of Monar Krakow Drugs Project
President of Polish Drug Policy Network
Poland, Krakow

David Thurn

Emily Horowitz, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
New York

George A. Blednick, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Melville, NY

Philip Claus, LCSW
Psychotherapist/Psychoanalyst
licensed clinical social worker
certified psychoanalyst in adult treatment
New York, NY

Esther Harding
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Sr. Addiction Counselor II
Family Therapist
Family Health & Support Center, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Brooklyn, N.Y

Josie DeMarce
Psychologist
Ph.D.
Coordinator, Substance Abuse Liaison Team
Salem VAMC

Lisa Litt Ph.D.
Psychologist
Clinical Director, Women's Health Project
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology, Columbia U Col of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY

Judith Bernstein
Psychologist
Psy.D. in School Psychology
Private clinican
Maplewood, NJ

Ann D'Ercole
Psychologist
New York

Christopher Kahler
Psychology/Community Health
Associate Professor of Community Health
Association Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University

Aimee Campbell
Social Work
Senior Research Associate
New York, New York

helen ruddy
Nurse Practitioner
primary care provider
New York City

Anita R. Herron, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
private practice
New York, NY

Madelyn Petrow-Cohen
Social Worker (LCSW)
Psychotherapist
Maplewood, NJ

R. Lorraine Collins, Ph.D.
psychologist
Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health and health Professions
University at Buffalo, SUNY

M. Margit Winckler, Ph.D.
Psychologist/Psychoanalyst
New York, NY

Ana Kosok, Ed D
Alcohol, addictions
Executive Director, Moderation Management Networks, Inc.
New York City, NY

Carolann Joseph BA, MS
Treatment Adherence and Workforce Development
Director of Treament Adherence and Employment
Treatment Adherence and employment for chronically homeless
New York, NY

Hannah Wolfe
Psychologist
Director of Behavioral Health, HIV Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center
New York, NY

Westley M. Gillard
Substance Abuse Counselor
CASAC, CPP, CAC II, CADA
Grady DDU, Atlanta, GA

Barry Zevin MD
Physician
Certified in Addiction Medicine, American society of Addiction Medicine
San Francisco, CA

Joan Standora
College Educator, Substance Abuse Counseling; Certified Substance Abuse Professional
Director, Substance Abuse Counseling Program, Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York
Brooklyn, New York

Guy Heckenlively
Entrepreneur
Co-Founder
Sonoma County, California

alain verscheure
psychoanalyst
new york city

Joseph Gallo, MD
Director and Medical Director
Division of Chemical Dependency
Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Debby O'Brien
Chemical Dependency
Manager
United Health Services Hospitals

Molly Meinbresse
Health Care for the Homeless
Conference Coordinator
Nashville, TN

Grazyna Konieczny
Psychologist
Chairperson,Social AIDS Committee
Member of Polish Drug Policy Network
Warsaw,Poland

Jody Heckenlively
Consultant
owner/CEO

Caitlin McInerney
Social Worker
Case Manager
Substance Use Counselor
San Francisco

Joanne Masters
Intuitive Astrologer
El Cerrito, CA

Carol R.Zeits, Ph.D
licensed psychologist
Clinical psychologist
New York, New York

Mark Dalton
Welfare Administrator
Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional
Community Services Office Administrator
Seattle, WA

John Kastan, PhD
Behavioral Health Administration
Vice President, Behavioral Health
SVCMC
NYC

Diane
AIDS Program Manager
Substance Use Section Director AIDS Institute New York State Department of Health
New York NY

Will Marrs
Graduate Student
Neurobiology and Behavior program
University of Washington

Judith B Rosenberger, LCSW, PhD
Psychotherapist
Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work, NY NY
private practice
New York, NY

Luise Eichenbaum
psychotherapist
Co -Founder, Board The Women's Therapy Centre Institute
New York City

Ann M. Kurz, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Huntington Station, NY