01/30/2026
Invitation to the CBH meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 10 at United Way of Greater Houston. 50 Waugh Drive. Houston TX 77007.
1:30 to 3:15pm.
Free CEU’s
Distinguished guest speaker: Dr. Douglas Thornton, PharmD, PhD, BCPS.
“From Evidence to Action: Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Texas"
Before joining UH College of Pharmacy, Dr. Thornton practiced as a board-certified clinical pharmacist while
completing his Ph.D. in Health Services and Outcomes Research at West Virginia University. Before finishing the Ph.D.
in 2017, he graduated from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy with a professional pharmacy degree
(Pharm.D.) and completed a post-graduate year-1 pharmacy practice residency at Saint Mary's Medical Center in
Huntington, W. Va., where he saw opioid abuse destroying lives and families first-hand. His research focuses on
optimizing the management of pain and opioid use disorder though the effective use of medications and related health
care services. Through his opioid-related research projects, he has worked with patients, pharmacists, law enforcement
officers, and faculty as well as undergraduate, professional, and graduate students. He is currently working with multiple
federal and state organizations to prevent prescription drug misuse in Texas and beyond.
Organizational Affiliation/s: Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center, University of Houston College of Pharmacy.
