Edward Khantzian

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Dr. Edward J. Khantzian is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School [1]. He developed the self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse which states that individuals abuse drugs in attempt to self-medicate themselves. As an example, individuals with attention deficit disorder commonly abuse cocaine and amphetamines which work similary to Ritalin by enhancing dopaminergic activity in the brain [2]. Dr. Khantzian is a graduate of Boston University and completed his medical education at Albany Medical College of Union University.