Michael Botticelli (politician)
| Michael Botticelli | |
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| Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy | |
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In office March 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017 Acting: March 7, 2014 – February 11, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gil Kerlikowske |
| Succeeded by | Kemp Chester (Acting) |
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January 2, 1958 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Siena College (BS) St. Lawrence University (MEd) |
Michael P. Botticelli (born January 2, 1958) is an American public official who served as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) from March 2014 until the end of President Obama's term. He was named acting director after the resignation of Gil Kerlikowske, and received confirmation from the United States Senate in February 2015. Prior to joining ONDCP, he worked in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. He is the executive director of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at the Boston Medical Center.
Botticelli was raised in Waterford, New York, in a family with a history of alcoholism. He received a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Siena College and a Masters in Education from St. Lawrence University.
Botticelli began drinking alcohol regularly in his junior year of high school. By his 20s, he was an alcoholic. He also experimented with cocaine and marijuana. He was arrested for driving under the influence following a traffic collision on the Massachusetts Turnpike in 1988. A judge gave him the option of going into treatment or being sentenced to prison, and he chose to enter treatment.
After achieving sobriety, Botticelli joined the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, in 1994. He worked as a coordinator for alcoholism programs from 1994 through 1995, as contract manager for HIV-related policies and services from 1995 through 1996, as an assistant director for policy and planning from 1996 through 2000, as the chief of staff to the public health commissioner from 2000 through 2003, and as director of substance abuse services from 2003 to 2012. In the latter role, he oversaw the pilot program for Quincy, Massachusetts, police to begin carrying naloxone to treat opioid overdose, and the expansion of substance abuse treatment services in community health centers.
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