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STATEKENT Of DR. THEODORE U. BLAO 



SuJDCoTnmittea on Health and the Environnant 



Conunittee on Energy and Cosunerce 



United States House of Representatives 



June 23, 1994 



I am Dr. Theodore H. Blau, a practicing clinical psychologist from 

 Taff.pa, Florida. In addition to being a clinical psychologist, I an 

 also an evaluation scientist, and a charter aeraber of the American 

 Evaluation Association. As an evaluation scientist, I am called 

 upon to review, evaluate, weigh and judge the aerits of a wide 

 range of scientific research. I have functioned as an evaluation 

 scientist for the United States Army, the Department of State, the 

 National Inatitutes of Education, a number of universities, state 

 agencies and private organizations. For example, extensive 

 literature reviews were part of my evaluation work for the combat 

 Arms Training Board, U.S. Anay, Fort Benning, on the topic 

 "Efficacy of Instructional Materials and Methods." I have also 

 conducted additional literature review projects on prison 

 conditions for the New Mexico Prison Riot Prosecution Team. In 

 addition, I have reviewed the literature and findings on the 

 credibility or child witnesses, presented these results to the 

 F.B.I. Academy, and subsequently published the findings. 



I am Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, 

 and Neuropsychology. During the past 4 3 years I have seen over 

 5,000 patients of all ages. Among the many kinds of disorders that 

 X have diagnosed and treated are addictions to a variety of drugs. 

 These addicted patients have included children, teenagers and 

 adults. 



In 1976 I was elected President of the American Psychological 

 Association, the scientific and professional organization of over 

 70,000 psychologists in North America. 



In my activity as a clinical psychologist I have conducted smoking 

 cessation clinics both in my office and for a variety of agencies. 

 Most recently i have instituted smoking cessation clinics at the 

 Manatee County Sheriff's Office in Bradenton, Florida, an 

 organization • with which I consult. As a staff nenber at the 

 Manatee County Sheriff's Office, I have had the opportunity to view 

 addiction and its effects very directly. I have been in contact 

 with individuals who were addicted to the opioids or to cocaine, 

 and I have seen such addicted individuals suffering withdrawal 

 during their incarceration. This particular exparienca has givan 

 me an opportunity seldom experienced by professionals who treat 

 addictions in that the very serious psychic and physiological 

 effects of addiction in the individual who has just been arrested 

 and who is incarcerated are far more dramatic than that which is 

 generally seen in professional practice. 



It is well known among those who treat genuine addictions that no 

 behavioral change can take place until the individual is 

 detoxified. Those who are affected by the addictive substance or 

 who are suffering from withdrawal effects do not have the mental 

 stability and the capacity to govern their own lives and behavior 

 nor to participate meaningfully in a treatment program. No such 

 thing exists in smoking cessation treatment. 



During the past 15 years I have reviewed over 11,000 research 

 articles on smoking behavior and drug abuse. 



