Conference Chair, Clinic Director
Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Dinita Smith, PsyD, MSW
Clinic Director of Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research, Inc.
2024 AATOD Conference Chair
Dr. Smith has devoted her career path to working in the opioid/substance use field for over 30 years, specifically in medication-assisted treatment, beginning as a counselor in New York City. She was privileged to have worked for the late Dr. Benjamin Primm at the Kaleidoscope Clinic in Harlem, New York. She later became a Clinical Supervisor and Director of Substance Abuse Services at the Organization For Recovery, Plainfield, NJ. During this time, under the leadership of Brian J. Rafferty, she had the opportunity to launch and oversee its first Mobile OTP Medication Unit.
Currently, she is truly blessed and proud to be mentored and work under the direct leadership of Dr. Adelson as the Clinic Director of Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment and Research in Las Vegas, NV. She has the opportunity to work in several roles, including working closely with colleagues in Israel. This journey has allowed her to advocate to ensure that individuals suffering from this devastating disease of opioid use receive the most clinically appropriate care, which is so much more than medication.
Dr. Smith is the Nevada State Board Representative for the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. (AATOD). She had the honor of Chairing the first virtual AATOD Conference in 2021. Dr. Smith is the proud recipient of Nevada's Compass Rose Dignity Award as a Social Work Leader. Dr. Smith is also an Administrative Surveyor for CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).
She has been happily married for 33+ years and has two adult children, of whom she is very proud.
Opening Plenary Session: State of Affairs - The Opioid Epidemic
Monday, May 20, 2024
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM PST