title: Office of National Drug Control Policy: a scientist in drug policy in Washington, DC.
abstract: This essay describes how a basic scientist was thrust into the epicenter, the political cauldron of our national drug control policy, and how the experience altered her professional trajectory and perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102, USA. bertha_madras@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Bertha K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Madras
mesh_terms: D004219:District of Columbia; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006077:Government Agencies; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States