Year: 2007
Type: book
Abstract: The social worlds of drug policy historians and substance abuse researchers are convivial thought collectives.I would particularly like to thank Joseph Spillane, who forged a relationship with the University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC).Carol Boyd and Sean MacCabe facilitated our relationship with the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), the modern-day incarnation of the original National Research Council committee described (under its various names) in this book.CPDD remains the premier professional association in the ‹eld but is now a large membership organization.The CPDD Board of Directors granted over twelve thousand dollars for the interviews on which this book is based.I am grateful to Martin and Toby Adler, Bob Schuster and Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Conan Kornetsky, Wallace Pickworth, and the dozens of CPDD members who allowed us to interview them.The University of Michigan Department of Pharmacology was especially hospitable, and I would like to thank Jim Woods and Gail Winger, Jonathan Maybaum, Ed Domino, and Graham Florry, who graciously volunteered time and insight without which this project would have been impossible.Of course, the author alone is responsible for all errors of omission and commission, as well as differences of interpretation.The interviews were transcribed by Elaine Farris with great
DOI: 10.1353/book.64119
Author: Campbell, Nancy D.
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4233715510