Dr Owen Bowden-Jones MSc FRCPsych MB ChB

Lead Clinician for the Club Drug Clinic Addictions Directorate, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at
Imperial College, London. Clinical Adviser at the Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Division
of Public Health England.

How do I talk to my child about drugs? What should I look out for? Can I stop them from trying drugs? What should I do if I think they are using drugs?"

Dr Bowden-Jones is an addictions psychiatrist and researcher with over 20 years' experience of helping people with drug and alcohol problems, working at Imperial College, London.
He founded and leads the Club Drug Clinic, a specialist service for users of so-called 'legal highs' and drugs such as MDMA, ketamine and mephedrone.
He has pioneered approaches, co-designed with patients, to engage vulnerable groups using new technologies.
Owen passionately believes in engaging the public in conversations about drug use and speaks frequently about his work to schools, universities, nightclubs, music festivals and conferences.
He has contributed to articles for The Guardian, Independent, Observer, Times, and
The Economist as well as appearing on BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. He has also addressed
the United Nations.
He has contributed widely to the media as Clinical Adviser to Public Health England and Associate Registrar for Policy at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
As a parent, he believes passionately in the power of communicating clear, accessible messages that all parents can convey using the best information to support an informed conversation about drugs.