Michael Botticelli: Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one
Michael Botticelli: A függőség – betegség, ezért úgy is kellene kezelnünk
As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Full bio
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I was a broken man.
to tell that if you met me.
ha találkoznak velem.
academic institution.
riddled with addiction,
függőség fordult elő;
with my own sexuality.
of isolation and insecurities.
és bizonytalanságomat.
én is korán kezdtem az ivást.
my way through college.
in the early 1980s,
felvállaltam a melegségemet,
to meet other gay people,
tudtam melegekkel találkozni,
my disease progressed undiagnosed.
a betegségemet nem ismerték fel.
and places and things
an intersection with the law
a törvénnyel, és alkalmam adódott,
has been filled with love and with joy,
és örömmel volt teljes,
friends and family to this disease.
barátot és családtagot veszítettem el.
heartbreaking stories
loved ones to addiction.
countless friends to HIV and AIDS.
a HIV-be és az AIDS-be.
and the AIDS epidemic
és a korábbi AIDS-járvány
of the greatest health crises of our time.
kellős közepén vagyunk.
vesztette életét
with prescription drugs and heroin.
és a heroin túladagolása miatt.
were dying from HIV and AIDS.
haldoklott a HIV-ben és az AIDS-ben.
with our current epidemic.
a mostani járvánnyal.
the innocent victims from the rest of us.
az ártatlan áldozatokat a többiektől.
blaming us for being sick.
by stigma and fear,
a megbélyegzés és a félelem.
research, recovery and treatment.
szintén elképzelhetetlenek voltak.
és politikai mozgalmat.
felszólaljunk és cselekedjünk.
the LGBT movement.
in a battle for our lives
and we made things happen.
és elértünk bizonyos dolgokat.
in our lifetime.
legyőzzük a HIV-et és az AIDS-t.
egyszerű döntésből eredtek,
to their friends, to their families
for the Names Project.
dolgoztam a Nevek Projekten.
by Cleve Jones in San Francisco
San Franciscóban, azzal a céllal,
the AIDS memorial quilt
az AIDS-emlékleplet
on a brilliant day in October, 1988.
októberi napon, 1988-ban.
down the ban on same-sex marriage.
a házasságot azonos neműek között.
to the steps of the Supreme Court
a Legfelsőbb Bíróság lépcsőihez vonultunk,
with so many other people,
ünnepeljük a döntést,
how far we came around LGBT rights
jutottunk, ami az LMBT-jogokat illeti,
around issues of addiction.
a függőségekkel kapcsolatban.
by President Obama
and about the fact that I was a gay man.
és arról, hogy meleg vagyok.
my confirmation process --
a kinevezési folyamat során
come to bear on my candidacy
said that there was no way
hivatalnok azt mondta:
by the United States Senate
sem fog engem beiktatni
in recovery for over 20 years,
hogy több mint 20 éve józan vagyok,
of knowledge around addiction.
nem árt némi tudás a függőségről.
substance use disorders
coming out as a gay man
hogy meleg vagyok,
with a history of addiction.
is affected by addiction.
amerikai családot érint.
it's not talked about openly and honestly.
róla nyíltan és őszintén.
time and time again, on TV, online,
a tévében, az interneten,
and we hear it from family and friends.
és barátoktól.
we hear those voices,
halljuk ezeket a hangokat,
less deserving of care and treatment.
gondoskodást és kezelést.
only one in nine people
get care and treatment.
általában részesülnek kezelésben.
and you get referred to care.
majd további kezelésben részesül.
have to wait for treatment
várniuk kell a kezelésre,
has significant, dire consequences.
sőt, végzetes következményekkel jár.
that means death or incarceration.
out of this problem.
megoldhatjuk a problémát.
and that people develop.
vagy magától alakul ki.
has taken a different tack on drug policy.
más volt a drogpolitikája.
a comprehensive plan
és vezettünk be,
treatment services,
tegyük a megelőzést és kezelést,
és a felépülés támogatását.
to give people second chances.
hogy új esélyt adjunk mindenkinek.
officials working hand in hand
felelős hivatalnokok
guiding people to treatment
kezelésre irányítják az embereket,
and other first responders
to give people a second chance for care.
hogy új esélyt adjanak az embereknek.
is the biggest expansion
a szerekkel való visszaélés kezelésének
treatment in a generation,
a mi nemzedékünkben.
of treatment services within primary care.
integrációját tűzi ki célul.
all of this work is not enough.
that we view people with addiction
ahogy a függőkre tekintünk.
understood that I had a problem
megértettem, hogy problémával küzdök,
I was stupid, that I was weak-willed,
ostoba vagyok, gyenge akaratú,
because I want to make change.
mert változást akarok elérni.
and candid about who we are
s őszintén be kell ismernünk, kik vagyunk,
a gyógyulásomat,
to change public opinion,
hogy változtassak a közvéleményen,
and empower the millions of Americans
s hogy erőt adjak amerikaik millióinak,
about who they are.
to change public opinion
hogy változtassunk a közvéleményen
who has an addiction,
with addiction in the United States.
megváltoztatásában.
someone with an addiction,
or an addict or an abuser --
vagy szerhasználóként tekintsenek rá!
in the United States
növekvő mozgalmának,
people with addiction.
get care when they need it,
kapjanak, amikor szükségük van rá,
unstoppable movement
megállíthatatlan mozgalomnak,
enter recovery,
a gyógyulás útjára,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michael Botticelli - Drug policy expertAs Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
Why you should listen
Michael Botticelli was sworn in as Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House on February 11, 2015, after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate. He joined the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) as Deputy Director in November 2012 and later served as Acting Director. He is currently the Executive Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at Boston Medical Center and also a Distinguished Policy Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Botticelli led the Obama Administration's drug policy efforts, which are based on a balanced public health and public safety approach. The Administration advanced historic drug policy reforms and innovations in prevention, criminal justice, treatment and recovery.
In response to the national opioid epidemic, Botticelli coordinated actions across the Federal government to reduce prescription drug abuse, heroin use and related overdoses. These include supporting community-based prevention efforts; educating prescribers and the public about preventing prescription drug abuse; expanding use of the life-saving overdose-reversal drug naloxone by law enforcement and other first responders; and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment and recovery support services to help individuals sustain their recovery from opioid use disorders.
Botticelli has more than two decades of experience supporting Americans affected by substance use disorders. Prior to joining ONDCP, he served as Director of the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he successfully expanded innovative and nationally recognized prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He also forged strong partnerships with local, state and Federal law enforcement agencies; state and local health and human service agencies; and stakeholder groups to guide and implement evidence-based programs.
Botticelli has served in a variety of leadership roles for the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. He was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. He has also co-authored many peer-reviewed articles that have significantly contributed to the field.
Born in Upstate New York, Botticelli holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College and a Master of Education degree from St. Lawrence University. He is also in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder, celebrating more than 28 years of recovery.
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