Comments on: Drug Czar Ramstad?

By: Karen Feyo, M.A. LPC, LADC

Karen Feyo, M.A. LPC, LADC — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:18:43 +0000

THis is a request to meet with Rep. Jim Ramstad for a 15 minute meeting. This writer has been an alcohol-drug counselorand (licensed LADC) and also LIcensed Professional Counselor.(providing mental health/addiction recovery.
Have information on evidence based practices service delivery can be more cost effective.
I look forward to hearing from you.
My best
Karen Feyo, M.A.LPC, LADC

By: Andrew Tatarsky

Andrew Tatarsky — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:33:11 +0000

I am a psychologist with 30 years treating patients with mental health and substance use disorders who, in collaboration with many colleagues, organized the letter opposing Ramstad as a choice for Drug Czar because of his ideological, regressive, non-science based perspectives. In contrast to the statement in the Minnesota Independent that mental health and substance abuse professionals are more favorable to him than public health advocates, our letter of 300 of his crowd, many of whom are leaders in the field, is proof to the contrary. You can view the letter and its signers at http://www.andrewtatarsky.com. We want America’s drug policy to be guided by evidence-based, compassionate treatment for people struggling with substance use problems not the tired old failed one-size-fits all system that sets up failure and despair and leads to escalatations in substance use and increased incarceration. Good science-based treatment rather than incarceration is good for substance users and good for America.

By: Kirk Muse

Kirk Muse — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:25:35 +0000

Drug Czar? We don’t need another politician as Drug Czar, we need a Medical Doctor who acknowledges
that drug problems cannot be solved with jails or prisons.

By: Greg Willems

Greg Willems — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:35:17 +0000

Alcohol is a drug. So, I should say, “hell hath no furry like a reformed drug addict”. What we need is another hypocrit running the ONDCP. I did mine, but, don’t you do yours. Please, President Elect Obama, contact Judge James P. Gray and ask him to run the ONDCP, if you feel that you must keep the ONDCP. http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/10/05/opinion/dpt-gray100508.txt#simpleblog