iHeartCommunities talks to Expert Dr Craig Allen on the Opiod Crisis in CT

iHeartCommunities talks to Expert Dr Craig Allen on the Opiod Crisis in CT

J. Craig Allen, MD

Medical Director

Rushford

Dr. Allen is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Addiction Medicine specialist and the Medical Director for Rushford. He is on the state of Connecticut’s Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC), Advisory board for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and the substance abuse expert for the CT Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Allen is the president elect for CT Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and in 2016 he was named to the Medical Director’s Institute of the National Council for Behavioral Health.