Dennis McCarty is Professor Emeritus at Oregon Health and Science University’s School of Public Health. He was interviewed by Professor Keith Humphreys on 16 April 2019. Highlights of the interview include Dennis talking about:

  • growing up around heavy drinkers
  • prioritising services for minority and marginalised groups amid drastic funding cuts
  • reluctance in the field to use medication to support recovery
  • participating in one of the early studies to assess the adoption of naltrexone
  • what he sees as the emerging health service research opportunities