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External resources

• Personal website
• Academic website

Current NHS consultant posts held

I work in both NHS and private practice.

My NHS practice is based in central London and is focused on helping people with substance misuse problems and associated psychological and physical harms. In 2010, I founded the ground-breaking Club Drug Clinic (www.clubdrugclinic.cnwl.nhs.uk), a service for people using emerging drugs such as ketamine, mephedrone and the so-called 'legal highs'.

My private practice is based at the Priory Hospital Roehampton and the Smart Clinics in Central London

Research interests

I am an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London and regular lecture to undergraduate and postgraduate students and doctors in training.

As project lead for NEPTUNE (www.neptune-clinical-guidance.co.uk) I led a team of experts in writing clinical guidance on emerging drugs for frontline clinicians. This guidance has been widely used across the UK and Europe and is now being promoted by the United Nations.

A full list of my research publications can be found at http://owenbowdenjones.com/research/

Personal interests

I believe my patients and their relatives need up to date information to make decisions about their care.

In 2016 I wrote 'The Drug Conversation', an easy to read book for parents book on how to talk to their children about drugs. Parents worried about their child will find plenty of information about what to do. The book also explains how to talk to your child before they come into contact with drugs or people who use them. For information http://owenbowdenjones.com/the-drug-conversation/

Awards received

In 2017, my book The Drug Conversation was 'highly commended' at the BMA Medical Book Awards.

In 2015 I was awarded the prestigious Communicator of the Year prize by the Royal College of Psychiatrist. The prize was in recognition of my role in engaging the public and media on the theme of mental health.

The Health Foundation chose me as one of sixteen people from across the NHS to receive a two year Leadership Fellowship (2007-2009)

Publications

I have engaged widely with the media both in print and in live and pre-recorded television and radio.

For a summary of my media work please see
http://owenbowdenjones.com/press-media/

Courses offered to GPs

I have spoken widely at national and international academic conferences as well as other fora including schools, music festivals and Universities.