About the Editor:
Charles “Charlie” Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed., has been a staff pharmacist at Mercy Hospital, Fairfield, Ohio,
since August 1987.
He holds a Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, College of Pharmacy in
Memphis, and a Masters of
Education in Agency and Community Counseling from Xavier University in
Cincinnati with major studies in
Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Counseling from Seattle University.
He has been involved in the
field of chemical dependency as an educator, counselor and consultant for the
past 30 years. From 1995 - 2002
he served as Secretary to Ohio's Pharmacist Rehabilitation Organization.
In 2000, he was welcomed as the
eighth honorary member of the International Pharmacists Anonymous
Organization, because of his
work on the national level for pharmacists in recovery from substance abuse.
In June of 2003 he was
appointed by the American Pharmacists Association in Washington, DC to serve
on
the Advisory Council and Summer
School Faculty of the University of Utah – School on
Alcoholism and Other
Drug Dependencies in Salt Lake
City, a position he still holds.
Currently he is the editor
of this recovery website for
Pharmacist:
www.USAPRN.org.
In 2005 he was the recipient of the
Beal Award of the Ohio Pharmacists Association. An Award presented
annually to honor a Pharmacist who has
made continued contributions to the advancement of the pharmacy
profession within the state of Ohio.
In 2008 he was the recipient of the American Pharmacists Association,
Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM) Merit Award. This award,
recognizes individual
pharmacy practitioners for significant contributions to pharmacy practice.
Charlie was born in New Orleans,
Louisiana.