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Charles (charlie) F. Cichon

Charles (charlie) F. Cichon MD

Mental Health and Law
Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States of America

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Dr. Charles (Charlie) Cichon is the executive director of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI, www.naddi.org), a nonprofit organization that facilitates cooperation among law enforcement, health care professionals, state regulatory agencies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the investigation and prevention of prescription drug abuse and diversion. Cichon brings a diverse background to this role, including his work in law enforcement, health regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry.

In addition to his role as executive director of NADDI, Charlie is also the program director for the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx). NPLEx is a real-time electronic tracking program for pseudoephedrine, offered free to states as an effective alternative to legislation that eliminates over-the-counter pseudoephedrine products. Charlie also worked for Eli Lilly and Company in the role of brand protection representative for the Americas. Cichon’s responsibilities included managing diversion and counterfeit investigations involving Eli Lilly products throughout the Americas; serving as liaison with law enforcement and government agencies; as well as training local, state, and federal law enforcement in the identification of counterfeit Eli Lilly products.