Understanding Addiction and Drug Policy with Keith Humphreys

Addiction and substance abuse are complex issues that sit at the intersection of psychology, policy, public safety, and public health. Cities across the US grapple with how to manage the need to treat those suffering while cutting off access to illegal and dangerous drugs. Writing good drug policy from the federal government down to the local level has been a fraught process, and distrust from the "war on drugs" still lingers in American society.

Joining us at Manny's to discuss the current state of drug policy in the US and where we can go from here is Keith Humphrey's – Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and policy expert.

Dr. Humphreys has been extensively involved in the formation of public policy, having testified to U.S. House and Senate Committees and in many state legislatures, and having served on the White House Commission on Drug-Free Communities during the Bush Administration and as Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under President Obama. He created and co-directs the Stanford Network on Addiction Policy, which brings scientists and policy makers together to improve public policies regarding addictive substances. He also leads the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis.

Keith Humphreys is the Esther Ting Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is also a Senior Research Career Scientist at the VA Health Services Research Center in Palo Alto and an Honorary Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London. His research addresses addictive disorders and translation of science into public policy.

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