Robert L. DuPont (born March 25,1936,in Toledo,Ohio) is an American psychiatrist,known for his advocacy in the field of substance abuse. He is president of the Institute for Behavior and Health,whose mission is "to reduce the use of illegal drugs".[1] He has written books including Chemical Slavery:Understanding Addiction and Stopping the Drug Epidemic,[2]The Selfish Brain:Learning from Addiction,[3] as well as Drug Testing in Treatment Settings,[4]Drug Testing in Schools,[5] and Drug Testing in Correctional Settings,[6] published by the Hazelden Foundation.[7] DuPont is a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine[8] and a life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
DuPont was the first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse from 1973 to 1978 and was the second White HouseDrug Czar from 1973 to 1977 under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In 1978,DuPont met with Marsha "Keith" Schuchard,a parental rights activist who argued that state-level decriminalization of cannabis had allowed the drug to be dangerously accessed by minors.[10] Convinced that marijuana was actually "the most dangerous drug," DuPont left his position to found the Institute for Behavior and Health that year.[1][11]
In 1980,DuPont became a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine,and founded the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. In 1981,he served as a paid consultant for Straight,Incorporated,one of the few drug treatment programs at that time that enrolled adolescents,which was the subject of numerous allegations of abuse,and which was successfully sued for false imprisonment and maltreatment.[12] In 1982,Peter B. Bensinger and DuPont founded Bensinger,DuPont &Associates,a national consulting firm.[13] DuPont maintains a psychiatric practice in Maryland specializing in addiction and anxiety disorders.[14]
1 2 Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. www.ibhinc.org
↑ Dupont, Robert L. (31 July 2018). Chemical Slavery: Understanding Addiction and Stopping the Drug Epidemic. ISBN978-1985750326.
↑ Dupont, Robert (16 March 2000). The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction. ISBN1-56838-363-0.
↑ Dupont, Robert L.; Brethen, Paul R.; Newel, Richard A. (2005). Drug Testing in Treatment Settings: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN978-1-59285-179-9.
↑ Dupont, Robert L.; Brady, Lisa (2005). Drug Testing in Schools: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN1-59285-180-0.
↑ Dupont, Robert L.; Mieczkowski, Thomas; Newel, Richard A. (2005). Drug Testing in Correctional Settings: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN1-59285-181-9.
↑ "Biography: Robert L. DuPont, M.D.". Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1975: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session, Part 3. U.S. Printing Office. 1974. pp.420–421.
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