Captain Ron Smith, PhD will present What are Alcoholics/Addicts Medicating and what are the Alternatives?
Dr. Smith will present some of his unique insights into the under-pinnings of addiction and more healthy responses to them.
Ronald Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Capt (RET) USN is Board Certified in Internal
Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. He
became one of the first physicians involved in Navy alcohol treatment
and later became Chief of Psychiatry at Bethesda Naval Medical Center
and psychiatrist for the U.S. Senate.
Since 2002, he has been annually recognized by the Consumer’s Research
Council as one of America’s Top Psychiatrists in Psychoanalysis and
Alcoholism. Dr. Smith retired from the Navy in 2011. He is in private
practice in Washington, DC, and is a noted expert and speaker on
addiction, alcoholism and trauma.
Date: Tuesday, July 9th
Time: 6:30 p.m. - Registration and dessert
7 - 8:30 p.m. - Presentation and Q & A
8:30 - 9 p.m. - Meet and Greet
Place: Burke Centre Library
5935 Freds Oak Road
Burke, VA 22015
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Admission is free. All are welcome.
This event is co-hosted by the Northern Virginia Chapter of Father Martin's Ashley.
To register for this event please call 410.273.2303 or email alumni@fmashley.com.
We hope to see you there!
