David E. Smith
| David E. Smith, MD | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 77–78) Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship |
U.S. 
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| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Addiction Medicine Clinical Toxicology |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Francisco |
| Known for |
Haight Ashbury Free Clinic; Founder Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; Founder American Board of Addiction Medicine; Diplomate American Society of Addiction Medicine; Fellow American Academy of Clinical Toxicology; Fellow |
David E. Smith (born 1939) is an American medical doctor from the United States specializing in addiction medicine, the psycho-pharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and proper prescribing practices for physicians. He is the Founder of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics of San Francisco, a Fellow and Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Past President of the California Society of Addiction Medicine, Past Medical Director for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Past Medical Director for the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research, and former adviser to the Betty Ford Center.
Current appointments include: Medical Director for North Bay Recovery Center, a men's dual diagnosis addiction treatment center in northern California. Chair of Addiction Medicine at Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services in northern, CA and Medical Director for Center Point drug rehabilitation centers. Smith is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Smith is the Founder and Publisher of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
He attended the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Francisco.
On June 7, 1967, Smith, with the help of Darryl S.Inaba, PharmD, and a host of volunteer medical staff, founded and opened the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, CA on Haight Street as a response to the medical needs of thousands of young people who descended upon San Francisco for the Summer of Love. The Clinic still operates today in San Francisco and continues to serve those without adequate health insurance.
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