John Harden directed the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine (FSAM) as the Executive from 2006-2014, leading the specialty medical society to advocate in the FMA for key policy initiatives and executing important national educational conferences and summits – including Florida Society of Addiction Medicine at the UF Brain Institute 1 and 2, FSAM Conference at USF College of Public Health in concert with FMHI and the USF College of Medicine, the first FSAM/SAMHSA Conference, Pharmageddon in Florida Conference (Anti-Pill Mill Conference), Recovery Summit, Addiction Health Summit 1 and Addiction Health and Summit 2 partnering with FADAA.