#YOULIVE 136 - Dr Robert DuPont

Addiction treatment pioneer, Dr. Robert DuPont joins Dr. Drew and Bob to talk about past and current treatment strategies.  DuPont, who was a White House Drug Czar under two presidents, shares his perspective on a wide variety of topics, including his use of Methadone to treat the prison addicts at the beginning of his career, and his deep appreciation of twelve-step programs.  DuPont, who was the first director of NIDA, is currently the founding president of the Institute for Behavior and Health, whose mission is to reduce the use of illegal drugs ibhinc.org.  He is the author of The Selfish Brain: Learning From Addiction. Support the show by clicking on the Bergamet banner on drdrew.com to get your discounts today!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices