Addiction, Treatment and Recovery

Rosenthal Center for Addiction Studies

In each episode Dr. Mitch Rosenthal speaks with leaders in the field about America's ongoing drug crisis to find out what we can, and should be doing as parents, concerned citizens, policy makers, and healthcare professionals.

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Episodes

Episode 07 - Douglas Tieman

Mr. Tieman has spent more than 30 years in the addiction treatment field in treatment center and industry leadership positions. He began his career with the Hazelden Foundation and has served as chairman of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers and a member of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators . Mr. Tieman has been the president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers , one of the largest addiction treatment centers in the nation, since 1995. Caron partici...

Apr 04, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 06 - Dr. Andrew Kolodny

Andrew Kolodny, M.D., is one of the nation's leading experts on the prescription opioid and heroin crisis. He is the Co-Director of The Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management . His primary area of focus is the prescription opioid and heroin crisis devastating families and communities across the country. He is also the executive director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, an organization with a mission to reduce morbidity and mort...

Dec 11, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 05 - Dr. Peter Provet

Dr. Provet has been the President and CEO of Odyssey House , a leading, multi-site, non-profit substance abuse and mental health treatment organization. Previously, Dr. Provet was Vice President and Director of Adolescent Programs and Clinical Support Services at Phoenix House, where he ran the largest adolescent treatment system in the country. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience treating people with addictions and mental illness.

Nov 14, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 04 - Richard F. Mestayer

Paula Norris Mestayer, M.Ed, LPC, FAPA, is the founder of Springfield Wellness Center , a mental health clinic that specializes in treatment for addiction and other brain diseases. In his 40-year career as a practicing physician specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Mestayer has helped countless men and women overcome chemical dependencies, traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, panic, and affective personality disorders. As the Medical Director of Springfield Wellness Center, he is pioneering a propr...

Oct 31, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 03 - Paula Norris Mestayer

Oct 10, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 02 - Kevin Sabet

My guest today is Kevin Sabet. Dubbed by NBC News as the “prodigy of drug politics,” author, consultant, advisor to three U.S. presidential administrations, and assistant professor, Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D., has studied, researched, written about, and implemented drug policy for more than 20 years. He is currently the President and CEO of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), a non-profit organization he founded with Congressman Patrick Kennedy and David Frum.

Sep 10, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 01 - Alex Berenson

My guest today is Alex Berenson, author of the book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence . With the US already gripped by one drug epidemic, the book makes readers consider if marijuana use is worth the risk.

Aug 10, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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