Richard Soper, MD, JD, MS;  is the chief medical officer and director of addiction medicine at Center for Behavioral Wellness, Nashville, Tennessee.   Dr. Soper has three board certifications one of which is Addiction Medicine.  He has practiced addiction medicine for over eighteen years. He is and/or has been affiliated with Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adm. USHHS;  American Psychological Association; NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals; Menninger Clinic; North Carolina and Tennessee Physician's Health Programs; Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health; and other institutions. 

Dr. Soper is a director of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, a past director of the  American Society of Addiction Medicine,  past-president of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine;  a delegate to the Tennessee Medical Association; consulting physician for Middle Tennessee County Drug Courts (2);  founding editor and emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the American Society of Addiction Medicine e-weekly news journal with 16,000 subscribers; and has been selected by Consumer's Research Council of America as one of America's Top Physicians. 

He currently serves on several regional and national medical organizations committees and advisory boards.  He has published articles in the addiction and recovery literature, and has presented across the country on various problems associated with substance abuse, addictions, and co-occurring disorders.