David McDowell

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David M. McDowell (1963–2014)[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/middletownpress/obituary.aspx?n=david-mcdowell&pid=171255187&fhid=11934] David McDowell (1963 - 2014) was an American psychiatrist, author and creative consultant. He co-founded the Substance Treatment and Research Service at Columbia University and served as its medical director.[http://www.advocate.com/print_article_ektid41080.asp The depression connection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303234612/http://www.advocate.com/print_article_ektid41080.asp |date=2009-03-03 }}, Todd Henneman, The Advocate, January 16, 2007. He also founded Columbia's Buprenorphine Program, the first of such treatment program for opiate addiction in the United States,[http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/journal/journal-o/fall-2004/ca.html Buprenorphine: New Medication to Treat Substance Abuse], Matthew Dougherty. which according to The New York Times had an 88% success rate.[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/03/health/new-ways-to-loosen-addiction-s-grip.html New Ways to Loosen Addiction's Grip], Anahahd O'Connor, The New York Times, August 3, 2004 His scholarly work has focused on co-occurring psychiatric disorders and substance abuse problems, particularly club drugs and marijuana. McDowell's book Substance Abuse: From Principles to Practice, is one of the more highly regarded and accessible books on the subject,[http://www.psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/51/12/1579-a Book Review] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090304181511/http://www.psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/51/12/1579-a |date=2009-03-04 }}, Kris A. McLoughlin, M.S.N., R.N.C.S., American Psychiatric Association, Psychiatric Services journal, December 2000. and is excerpted in the American Psychiatric Association's textbook on substance abuse treatment.[https://books.google.com/books?id=t1VsrO67bNoC&dq=%22David+McDowell%22+Columbia&pg=PA37 Gay Men, Lesbians, and Substances of Abuse and the Club and Circuit Party Scene], Jeffrey R. Guss, Jack Drescher, Haworth Press (2000), {{ISBN|0-7890-1037-2}}.