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Doug Thorburn: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Expert
Speaking engagements for others who are not addiction professionals:
June 22, 2010 Practice Management: Taxes, Alcoholism and Your Clients (Ethics) -- A two-hour presentation with PowerPoint slides showing that since fraud and other financial misbehaviors are far more likely to be committed by alcohol and other-drug addicts than by others, we need to know how to spot likely addiction. Doug explains numerous telltale behavioral signs of addiction and how to protect us from potential tax scofflaws and others who may make our lives miserable. He also discusses how to protect the client from Ponzi schemers, addicted family members and others who may cause financial grief, including ex-spouses, partners and investment advisers. California Society of Enrolled Agents, 2010 Convention
July 8, 2009 A two-hour presentation showing that since fraud and other financial misbehaviors are far more likely to be committed by alcohol and other-drug addicts than by others, we need to know how to spot likely addiction. Doug explains numerous telltale behavioral signs of addiction and how to protect us from potential tax scofflaws and others who may make our lives miserable. He also discusses how to protect the client from Ponzi schemers, addicted family members and others who may cause financial grief, including ex-spouses, partners and investment advisers. Inland Society Chapter, California Society of Enrolled Agents
February 14, 2007 The Anti-Valentine: Why Libertarians Should be Concerned with the Consequences of Alcoholism-Induced Egomania -- The source of most megalomania in tyrants and many politicians is alcohol or other-drug addiction. Why this important for libertarians to understand, ramifications for dealing with addict politicians of all political stripes and public policy recommendations consistent with both libertarian principles and a more rational treatment of addiction. Libertarian Supper Club of Pasadena, CA
January 8, 2007 A two-hour presentation showing that since fraud and other financial misbehaviors are far more likely to be committed by alcohol and other-drug addicts than by others, we need to know how to spot likely addiction. Doug explains numerous telltale behavioral signs of addiction and how to protect us from potential tax scofflaws and others who may make our lives miserable. He also discusses how to protect the client from Ponzi schemers, addicted family members and others who may cause financial grief, including ex-spouses, partners and investment advisers. San Fernando Valley Chapter,
California Society of
Enrolled Agents
April 28, 2005 Alcoholism and Power Trips -- Why power corrupts some far more than others. Alcohol or other drug addiction as a clue to worse behaviors to come. Libertarian Supper Club of the San Fernando Valley
Speaking engagements for medical, addiction and Type professionals:
January 26, 2007 Alcoholism Myths and Realities for the Codependent Family Group -- The key myths of alcoholism that pervade the media is strongly suggestive of how little headway we are making in educating the public about addiction. The key myths are exposed and debunked. The Chemical Dependency Expert Networking Luncheon at Calamigos Ranch, Malibu
April 2006 What is Tough Love? A Comprehensive Strategy for Dealing with Addicts that Close Persons or the Law Can Live With -- Why coerced abstinence must become the treatment method of choice and the earlier, the better. California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE) annual conference 2006
April 22, 2005 DUI Arrest as a Path to Mandatory Treatment -- Why a person convicted of DUI should be coerced into abstinence and a DUI as the most effective legal intervention extant. California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE) annual conference 2005
January 31, 2004 Styles of Addiction: Using Psychological Type and Temperament to Identify Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction -- Doug describes the types of "Survival Games" played by alcoholics and the Personality Disorders they mimic, distinguishing between ego-based and non-ego based misbehaviors and their significance. Association for Psychological Types, Los Angeles Chapter
October 28, 2003 Early-Stage Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction -- Doug explains the behaviors that are more indicative of early-stage alcoholism than of the latter stages. Generations of Addictions Advisory Committee, Riverside County Office on Aging
April 25, 2003 Identification of Early-Stage Alcoholism and the Myths that Create the Stigma of Addiction -- a 2-hour presentation that describes behaviors indicative of addiction in the early stages, along with a discussion of the myths and poor choice of words used by the experts that help to create the stigma surrounding alcoholism. California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE)
January 16, 2003 DUIs and Alcoholism for Law Enforcement Professionals -- Unique methods to detect possible DUIs and why bad behaviors--not mere use of the drug--should become the main focus of law enforcers. Crime Prevention and Community Relations Meeting, California Crime Prevention Officer's Association
November 11, 2002 DUIs -- An informal discussion with students in the addiction studies program, where Doug challenged a number of notions. About an hour. Addiction Studies Department, Pierce College
October 26, 2002 Identification of Early-Stage Alcoholism and Why Families and Friends Just Don’t Get It -- The vocabulary used to describe alcoholism allows it to progress undiagnosed and untreated. This vital 1 _ hour presentation can be enhanced to four. California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC)
September 28, 2002 How to Identify Alcoholism with a Focus on Latinos and Latinas -- A brief talk before the Latin community on the early-stage "functional" alcoholic. SoberLink,
San Fernando Valley
May 31 and June 1, 2002 Identification of Early-Stage Alcoholism and the Most Effective Legal Intervention: DUI -- Behaviors of early stage alcoholics are dramatically different than latter stage symptoms. How and why to increase DUI arrests. Was two hours; can easily be four. California Association of Drinking Drivers Treatment Programs (CADDTP)
August 24, 2000 Using Psychological Type and Temperament in Diagnosing and Treating Addiction -- Alcohol and other drug addicts exhibit what only appear to be Personality Disorders. Two hours; can be enhanced to four or even eight. Southeastern Conference, Association for Psychological Type, Chapel Hills, South Carolina
Articles for medical and addiction professionals:
Aug/Sept, 1992 March/April, 1992 The Real Cost of Medical Socialism: Solutions for the Year 2000 -- Doug makes a powerful case for privatizing all medical care and for private regulation of medical care providers, equipment manufacturers and drug makers. The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Today’s Chiropractic
Articles written for lay persons interested in alcoholism, medical issues and Type:
May 3, 2001 Biology is to Blame for Alcoholism -- Describes the biological foundation for early stage alcoholism. Los Angeles Daily News
A number of alcoholism articles as contributing writer for Recovering Times Monthly, including: 1) Micro Terrorism and Macro Terrorism May Have Similar Roots: bin Laden and his associates may have brain damage due to substance addiction -- Most ruthless dictators and mass murderers in history have been substance addiction. Why should the current regime of terrorists be any different?
2) Practicing Alcoholics and Behaviors: Why Just About Any Behavior is Possible -- The role of environment, circumstances, virulence of the strain of addiction, and psychological Type and Temperament in shaping the behaviors of the alcoholic.
August, 2001 3) The Biological Origins of Alcoholism -- Describes the bio-chemistry of early-stage alcoholism.
Summer, 1994 Do You See Yourself Here? The Personalities of Political Persuasions -- Doug presented the results of his Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality study of libertarians running for political office as a candidate of the Libertarian Party. Liberator Magazine (published by the Advocates for Self-Government)