S2/E7: Michael Botticelli - In Good Hands

Michael Botticelli is a person thriving in over three decades of sustained recovery from substance use disorder. Also key to his identity are his heritage as an Italian American and his status as a married gay man. Michael served as Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Obama administration – the first openly in recovery person to receive that appointment. I met Michael at the 2016 Big Texas Rally for Recovery, and he continues to inspire me to serve. We finally had the opportunity to work together as members of the O'Neill Institute's Recovery Policy Collaborative at Georgetown Law Center. Together, we welcomed the first cohort of Addiction Policy Scholars this September. Among all the fun stuff typical to NTBY, we talk a fair amount about this deliberate process of keeping policy leadership "in good hands" with lived expertise. 

• Recorded 11.15.2022 in Raleigh, NC & Miami, FL on Zoom
• Hosted & produced by Donald McDonald, MSW
• Theme Music: Truth? by Zen Groove Arkest