H. David Archibald
H. David Archibald (died 2009),[1] C.M., M.S.W., D.Sc., F.R.S.H., was the founder and executive director of Ontario Addiction Research Foundation.
Harold David Archibald was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the youngest of six children on a family farm.[2] He attended Nova Scotia Agricultural College, but paused his education in 1939 to join the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator. It was during his service that he became aware of the use of excessive drinking during times of stress by colleagues.[2] He finished his degree after the war, studying social science at University of Western Ontario, receiving a masters of social work at University of Toronto.[2] He met his wife-to-be on a blind date at Western.[2]
In the 1960s, Archibald was heavily invested in eliminating the "revolving door" of jail sentences for alcoholics through the creation of multiple rehabilitation centers beginning with in-patient centers in and around Toronto, with later expansion to other parts of the country.[3]
In 1971, Archibald, noted as an official at the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, was quoted in regard to his disdain for the state of instructor training in schools:[4]
Too often we think that all we must do is put together some comprehensive educational package — some facts about alcohol, marijuana or speed and hand this to the teacher to deliver to the student. Then we have done our part. Of course, if the program fails, it's the fault of the teacher.
— H. David Archibald
Archibald was also critical of Canadian liquor legislation and called for public endorsement of methods to reduce alcohol consumption among Canadians.[5]
References
- ↑ "H. David Archibald Obituary". Toronto Star. July 14, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ryell, Nora (8 August 2009). "H. DAVID ARCHIBALD, 89 ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCHER: Founder of alcohol research foundation believed in treatment, not moral agendas As a wartime navigator, he noticed alcohol abuse to cope with stress, and studied social work to learn more". The Globe and Mail (ProQuest database)
|format=requires|url=(help). p. S10. - ↑ "Ottawa to get one: Diagnostic Centres to Aid Chronic Drunks Planned". The Ottawa Journal. The Canadian Press. November 19, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Button, Scott (May 5, 1971). "Most school boards have no policy regarding drug use, education". The Brandon Sun. Manitoba, Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Abuse of alcohol costly to taxpayer". The Ottawa Journal. The Canadian Press. August 13, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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