Stuart Gitlow


Stuart Gitlow is a general, forensic, and addiction psychiatrist, Executive Director of the Annenberg Physician Training Program in Addictive Diseases at the Frank Foundation, and Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is against the legalization of cannabis arguing that "people can... experience long-term psychiatric disease".

Biography

Gitlow was born on November 29, 1962. He earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rhode Island. He received an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Following graduation his psychiatric and public health training was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Harvard University for his forensic fellowship.
Gitlow has held a number of prominent professional positions in the medicine and public health communities. He is medical expert to the Social Security Department's Office of Hearings Operations, Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine delegate to the American Medical Association, and past chair of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Gitlow has received $43,444.98 for consulting with Kaleo, Inc, makers of the opioid overdose antidote Evzio. Additionally, he has received payments from Reckitt Benckiser, makers of Suboxone, and Orexo, makers of the opioid products Abstral and Zubsolv.

Academia

Gitlow is a faculty member at the University of Florida. He gives regular invited lectures on the subject of addictive disease. He has served as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Addictive Diseases.

Politics

Gitlow has twice unsuccessfully sought election to the Rhode Island General Assembly as representative for Woonsocket, Rhode Island district 49.

Works

Gitlow is a regular columnist for Counselor, frequent contributor to textbooks about addiction medicine, and in 2001 published the book Practical Guides in Psychiatry: Substance Use Disorders.
On March 17, 2018 both Gitlow's private residence and separate medical office were raided by the FBI as part of an ongoing investigation.
No subsequent information was ever given by authorities as to why the raid took place and no charges were ever brought regarding the investigation. As a result of the raids on Gitlow’s offices, the Washington-based DCBA Law & Policy organization sent a letter to President Trump requesting a dismissal of then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and an end to unwarranted raids on reputable physicians who were federally registered prescribers of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid addiction.
The non-profit “Doctors of Courage” profiled Gitlow in an article regarding the FBI’s actions, and linked readers to a call to action page entitled “Road to End Prosecution.”