Professional Awards
| 1999 | McGovern Family Foundation Award for the best book on addiction recovery for Slaying the Dragon |
| 2001 | Keith Keesy Memorial Award presented by the Illinois Association of Alcohol and Drug Dependence |
| 2001 | President’s Award, NAADAC—The Association for Addiction Professionals |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award, Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA) |
| 2003 | National Association of Addiction Treatment Provider’s (NAATP) Michael Q. Ford Journalism Award |
| 2004 | National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Award for Compelling Documentation of the Alcoholism Movement in the United States |
| 2006 | Eagleville Award—an annual award presented by Eagleville Hospital to a person who has made a significant contribution to the field of addiction treatment. |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award presented by NAADAC—The Association for Addiction Professionals |
| 2006 | Jeff Luke Servant Leadership Award presented by White Bison for service to the Native American Wellbriety Movement |
| 2007 | John P. McGovern, M.D. Award presented by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) for outstanding contributions to the field of Addiction Medicine |
| 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award, Mayor’s Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission, City of Philadelphia |
| 2010 | Dr. Nelson J. Bradley Life Time Achievement Award, National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers |
| 2010 | The John P. McGovern Award and Lecture, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. |
| 2010 | Recovery Award for Excellence in Addiction Research & Education, Foundation for Recovery |
| 2011 | 2011 Recovery Heroes Honoree, NET Institute-Center for Addiction & Recovery Education |