Robert DuPont

Robert DuPont
Director of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention
In office
June 17, 1973 – June 30, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byJerome Jaffe
Succeeded byPeter Bourne (Office of Drug Abuse Policy, 1977)
Personal details
Born (1936-03-25) March 25, 1936 (age 88)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEmory University (BA)
Harvard University (MD)

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.

He has described marijuana as "the most dangerous drug",[9] a description contradicted by current scientific consensus.[10]

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  2. ^ Dupont, Robert L. (31 July 2018). Chemical Slavery: Understanding Addiction and Stopping the Drug Epidemic. ISBN 978-1985750326.
  3. ^ Dupont, Robert (16 March 2000). The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction. ISBN 1-56838-363-0.
  4. ^ Dupont, Robert L.; Brethen, Paul R.; Newel, Richard A. (2005). Drug Testing in Treatment Settings: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN 978-1-59285-179-9.
  5. ^ Dupont, Robert L.; Brady, Lisa (2005). Drug Testing in Schools: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN 1-59285-180-0.
  6. ^ Dupont, Robert L.; Mieczkowski, Thomas; Newel, Richard A. (2005). Drug Testing in Correctional Settings: Guidelines for Effective Use. ISBN 1-59285-181-9.
  7. ^ Hazelden published works by Robert L. DuPont http://www.hazelden.org/OA_HTML/hazAuthor.jsp?author_id=156&item=8064
  8. ^ American Society of Addiction Medicine. ASAM Fellows. Accessed November 6, 2009 http://www.asam.org/FellowList.html
  9. ^ "Why Marijuana is the Most Dangerous Drug". Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Alcohol most harmful drug based on multi-criteria analysis". Retrieved 1 September 2015.