Andrea Barthwell
Andrea Grubb Barthwell (born 1953 or 1954)[1] worked in the White House under President of the United States George W. Bush as deputy director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Education
Barthwell studied at
Professional career
After entering the medical profession, Barthwell became President of the Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine and then President of the
addiction treatment services, and interventions.[5] In 1997, Barthwell's peers named her one of the "Best Doctors in America" in addiction medicine. In 2003, Barthwell received the Betty Ford Award, given by the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse.[6][4][7]
Barthwell founded and is the director of the addiction treatment network Two Dreams, with locations in Chicago, the Outer Banks, and New Orleans.[4]
Bush Administration
Barthwell resigned her position in July 2004 for a possible run for the
Jack Ryan had dropped out of the race, leaving the party without a candidate. Barthwell was favored by moderates on the Illinois Republican Central Committee to run against Democratic candidate Barack Obama, but conservative committee members ultimately won out after two days of gridlock, forcing the committee to select perennial candidate Alan Keyes of Maryland.[8]
Keyes went on to lose to Obama in a landslide.
References
- ^ Bianchi, Laura (November 28, 2009). "Info Junkie: Andrea Barthwell". Crain's Chicago Business.
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- ^ "Alumni-Elected Trustees". Wesleyan University. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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- ^ "Speaker's Biography: Andrea Barthwell". Milken Institute.
- ^ a b c "About Dr. Barthwell". Two Dreams. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "National Conference on Drug Addiction Treatment: From Research to Practice – Keynote Speakers". National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.
- ^ "Addictiontoday.org".
- ^ California Marijuana Ad - Dr. Andrea Barthwell. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
- ^ Ramsey, Mike (August 5, 2004). "Republicans pick Keyes; Marylander says he'll think about it". The State Journal-Register – via NewsBank.