Championing Pharmaceuticals for Opiate Addiction: An Interview with Behshad Sheldon
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She is a second generation Iranian-American and the daughter of a prominent Persian cardiologist. She is a global senior pharmaceutical executive with a passion for serving the underserved. She is an esteemed member of Female Opioid-addiction Research and Clinical Experts (FORCE), an organization of women dedicated to combatting opioid addiction and its stigma. She is compassionate. She is innovative. She is Behshad Sheldon. Sheldon was born in Pontiac, Michigan, though she lived in Iran from…
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