Robert L. DuPont (born March 25, 1936, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American psychiatrist, known for his advocacy in the field of substance abuse.
He is president of the Institute for Behavior and Health, whose mission is "to reduce the use of illegal drugs".
He worked for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections and in 1970 for the DC Narcotics Treatment Administration.
In 1981 he served as a paid consultant for Straight, Incorporated, one of the few drug treatment programs at that time that enrolled adolescents, which was criticized by some as a "controversial non-profit drug rehabilitation program", was the subject of numerous allegations of abuse, and which was successfully sued for false imprisonment and maltreatment.
[12] He maintains a psychiatric practice in Maryland specializing in addiction and anxiety disorders.