Google dedicates doodle to Dr Herbert Kleber
NEW DELHI: Google on Tuesday dedicated its doodle to Dr Herbert Kleber remembered for his work on addiction treatment on the 23rd anniversary of his election to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine).
Dr Kleber was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 19, 1934. This doodle was illustrated by Massachusetts-based artist and author of the graphic memoir Hey, Kiddo Jarrett J Krosoczka.
Dr Kleber viewed addiction as a medical condition as opposed to a moral failure he wanted to solve through science. Rather than punishing or shaming patients, as many of his predecessors in the field had done, he stressed the importance of research, helping to keep many patients on the road to recovery and avoid relapse through the careful use of medication and therapeutic communities.
The success of Dr Kleber attracted the attention of President George H W Bush, who appointed him Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
At the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he and his then-wife Dr Marian W Fischman established America’s leading research program on substance abuse.
During his 50-year career, Dr Kleber authored hundreds of articles, wrote important books, and mentored numerous other medical professionals in the field of addiction treatment. A self-described “perpetual optimist,” Dr Kleber changed the landscape of addiction treatment, allowing patients to be diagnosed and treated rather than shamed—and saving countless lives in the process.
Dr Kleber died on October 5, 2018.
In Video:Google Doodle: Celebrating Dr. Herbert Kleber, a pioneer in addiction treatments[1][2][3][4][5]
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Dr Kleber was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 19, 1934. This doodle was illustrated by Massachusetts-based artist and author of the graphic memoir Hey, Kiddo Jarrett J Krosoczka.
Dr Kleber viewed addiction as a medical condition as opposed to a moral failure he wanted to solve through science. Rather than punishing or shaming patients, as many of his predecessors in the field had done, he stressed the importance of research, helping to keep many patients on the road to recovery and avoid relapse through the careful use of medication and therapeutic communities.
The success of Dr Kleber attracted the attention of President George H W Bush, who appointed him Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
At the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he and his then-wife Dr Marian W Fischman established America’s leading research program on substance abuse.
During his 50-year career, Dr Kleber authored hundreds of articles, wrote important books, and mentored numerous other medical professionals in the field of addiction treatment. A self-described “perpetual optimist,” Dr Kleber changed the landscape of addiction treatment, allowing patients to be diagnosed and treated rather than shamed—and saving countless lives in the process.
Dr Kleber died on October 5, 2018.
In Video:Google Doodle: Celebrating Dr. Herbert Kleber, a pioneer in addiction treatments[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ Google (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
- ^ Herbert Kleber (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
- ^ addiction (www.speakingtree.in)
- ^ Columbia University (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
- ^ Google Doodle: Celebrating Dr. Herbert Kleber, a pioneer in addiction treatments (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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