Today we are going to remembering the person who changed the way we view drug addiction. the man he relied on research back methods such as medication and therapeutic communities for treating addiction, on the 23rd anniversary of his election to the national academy of medicine .the pioneering addiction psychologist Dr herbert David Kleber.
who passed away just last year on June 19th,1934 at the age of 84, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 19 June 1934. he was an American psychiatrist and substance abuse. today on 1 October 2019 google celebrated DR. herbert Kleber with google doodle for his incredible work of pioneering addiction psychologist.
let’s talk about Dr. herbert Klebe life
ON prompting of his father who had one time aspired to be a doctor himself. he attended Dartmouth College, where he studied pre-med and discovered his passion for psychology. he founded and headed the drug dependence unit at YALE UNIVERSITY, where he was a professor of psychiatry.then he served for 2 and a half year as the deputy director for Demand reduction at the office of national drug control policy in the white house .in the role, DR. Kleber implemented policies that led to a ‘decreased demand for illegal drug through programs in prevention, education, and treatment, “ according to the Columbia University. MORE
