Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Translating Science into More Effective Addiction-Related Policies
Dr Keith Humphreys, Stanford University
Dr Keith Humphreys, Stanford University
How are policies around addiction made? How do they change, and what role does science play? Join us as Dr Humphreys relates his decades of experience as a scientist working with policymakers to improve the lives of people experiencing addiction and mental illness.
Keith Humphreys is an addiction researcher and is the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He served as Senior Drug Policy Advisor in the White House of U.S. President Barack Obama, has testified in legislatures in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., and has been involved in incorporating scientific evidence into legislation in many countries.