The Treat Addiction Save Lives Podcast

Special Episode from the 55th Annual ASAM Conference: Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Boaitey

Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Boaitey joined us live from ASAM’s 55th Annual Conference. Dr. Owusu-Boaitey, who is in his first year of residency, shares how he became interested in the field of addiction medicine. He also shares the highlights from his experience at ASAM’s conference, generally and as a Ruth Fox Scholar. He discusses the emphasis he places on treating patients holistically and the importance of all members of the care team in treating addiction. He also reflects on the state of stigma around addiction, based on his experience, and offers advice to the next generation of addiction medicine specialists.
Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Boaitey is a resident physician in psychiatry at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. He completed undergraduate studies in Philosophy (B.A.) and Biological Sciences (B.S.) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he was a Meyerhoff Scholar. He subsequently received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and his PhD from the MIT Biology Department, where he studied regenerative biology. Dr. Owusu-Boaitey developed a passion for clinical psychiatry and addiction medicine during his latter stages of medical school, and is excited about his career as a budding addiction psychiatrist. His clinical interests are in new drug development (within both addiction and psychiatry broadly), and also the spiritual aspects of holistic addiction care. He serves as a regular volunteer with Miracle Mile Ministries (a faith-based outreach ministry serving people experiencing homelessness and substance addiction in Boston) and is a recipient of a 2024 Ruth Fox Scholarship from the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the 2023 Regional Travel Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Outside of medicine, Dr. Owusu-Boaitey enjoys competitive soccer/basketball, spoken word, and is the world’s biggest fan of The Bible Project.
Links:
ASAM’s Annual Conference Information
Ruth Fox Scholarship Program Information
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
Miracle Mile Ministries
The Bible Project
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or ASAM management.

Special Episode from the 55th Annual ASAM Conference: Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas

Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas joins host, Zach, from ASAM’s 55th Annual Conference. After sharing his favorite breakfast food, Dr. Baca-Atlas talks about his journey into the field of addiction medicine and his pathway to currently focusing on the intersection of primary care, mental health, and substance use disorder (SUD). He discusses being a former Ruth Fox Scholar and the opportunities that experience provided. Dr. Baca-Atlas also shares his perspectives on the stigma surrounding addiction and the need for improvement with regard to inequity related to substance use and treatment. He discusses the workshop session, Not HOCUS POCUS: Bedside U/S for the Addiction Medicine Specialist, he co-presented at conference about point of care ultrasound (POCUS). Dr. Baca-Atlas, who will become president of the North Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine (NCSAM) in July, shares his goals in this new role and why he is looking forward to this opportunity. He also shares his experience in the podcasting field with Hippo Education and the Primary Care RAP podcast. Finally, Dr. Baca-Atlas offers advice for his younger self and the next generation of addiction medicine specialists.
Dr. Baca-Atlas is originally from Baltimore, MD. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Maryland, College Park and medical school at University of Maryland in Baltimore. He completed his family medicine residency at UNC as well as an addiction medicine fellowship at UNC in the Department of Psychiatry. He serves as the medical director for UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care and associate medical director for the Tobacco Treatment Program. He also serves as a contributor for Primary Care RAP (Reviews and Perspectives), a medical education podcast. Outside of work, Dr. Baca-Atlas enjoys spending time with his partner, eating breakfast for dinner, and traveling.
Links:
ASAM’s 55th Annual Conference Information
Ruth Fox Scholarship
Not HOCUS POCUS: Bedside U/S for the Addiction Medicine Specialist
North Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine (NCSAM)
Hippo Education
Primary Care RAP podcast
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management.

Special Episode from the 55th Annual ASAM Conference: Dr. Cara Poland

Dr. Cara Poland joins host Zach from ASAM’s 55th Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas. She shares her journey into the field of addiction medicine and her personal reasons for feeling so passionate about the field. Dr. Poland discusses her thoughts about why alcohol use disorder (AUD) is generally seen as less serious than other substance use disorders (SUD), such as opioid use disorder, and the importance of FDA-approved medications for addiction, kindness, and compassion in treatment. She talks about myriad sources of stigma associated with addiction, her focus on education and training of the next generation of addiction specialists, and reducing stigma within the medical community. Dr. Poland also shares some personal experiences from ASAM’s Annual Conference, past and present, and advice for clinicians new to the addiction medicine field.
Dr. Cara Poland is a recognized expert in addiction medicine. She is a faculty member at Michigan State University. She earned her medical degree from Wayne State University and was trained in internal medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in addiction medicine at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her master's degree in education from Boston University. She has an interest in educating health care providers and providers-in-training to improve care for patients with SUD, particularly during pregnancy and early parenting.
 
Links:
Cara Poland, MD - Addiction Medicine Physician
ASAM’s Annual Conference Information
MI Cares
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or ASAM management.

Episode 16: Dr. Nzinga Harrison discusses writing her new book and the inheritability of addiction

Dr. Nzinga Harrison joins the podcast and shares her journey into medicine – and psychiatry and addiction medicine, in particular – including how being raised by activist parents impacted her career path. She also emphasizes that mental health issues and substance use disorders are chronic conditions and the importance of separating the person from the symptoms of their condition or illness.
Dr. Harrison shares the inspiration behind her recently-released book, Un-Addiction: 6 Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life, and what the writing process was like for her. She discusses the inheritability of addiction and how other factors (e.g., psychological, environmental) play into addiction as well. Dr. Harrison talks about the concept of pre-addiction vs. addiction and the spectrum of the illness. She emphasizes the importance of the whole care team and comprehensive care in addiction treatment.
Dr. Harrison also discusses stigma and stigmatizing language surrounding addiction and the importance and implications of states and organizations making changes to the language they use. She shares key takeaways from her own experiences hosting podcasts, including her latest, Un-Addiction. Finally, Dr. Harrison shares advice she would offer her younger self and the next generation of addiction medicine providers.
Dr. Nzinga Harrison is passionate and outspoken about the need to expand the addiction medicine workforce. She is the co-founder and chief medical officer for Eleanor Health, an innovative mental health and addiction treatment company, and has more than 20 years of experience practicing medicine. She is a double-board certified physician with specialties in general adult psychiatry and addiction medicine.
Dr. Harrison completed undergraduate training at Howard University in Washington DC, medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and residency training at Emory University in Atlanta. She has spent her career as a physician treating individuals from marginalized communities with substance use and other mental health conditions. As a physician executive, she has served as senior vice president and chief medical officer, roles committed to creating and improving systems-based delivery of psychiatric and substance use disorder care.
She is a vocal advocate for stigma reduction and is passionate about the necessity for whole-person care as individuals and communities seek to recover from and prevent substance use disorders. You can read more about these issues in her new book, Un- Addiction: 6 Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life. She also appears in the award-winning documentary Tipping the Pain Scale, which addresses the crisis of addiction in America. Dr. Harrison holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine and is vice-chair for the Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs Committee for ASAM. She has been married to her husband Joel for 20 years and has two sons, ages 17 and 18.
 
LINKS:
Un-Addiction: 6 Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life
Un-Addiction podcast (also available on other platforms)
Eleanor Health
Tipping the Pain Scale
Treat Addiction Save Lives Podcast
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or ASAM management.

Episode 15: Jonathan Stoltman and Ashton Marra of Reporting On Addiction discuss the emerging field of addiction journalism

In another special episode of the Treat Addiction Save Lives Podcast, we are joined by Jonathan Stoltman and Ashton Marra, co-founders of Reporting on Addiction, a collaboration of the Opioid Policy Institute and 100 Days in Appalachia, along with addiction science experts, professional journalists, and journalism educators, with the goal of improving reporting on the topic of addiction.
Jonathan and Ashton share how they became focused on promoting responsible reporting around addiction, from their backgrounds in journalism and education (Ashton) and addiction science and research (Jonathan), and the genesis of the Reporting on Addiction project, in response to then-current media coverage of the topic. They talk about the importance of helping both journalists (including journalism educators and students) and addiction experts so they can communicate more effectively and understand how to spread awareness about addiction, dismantle the stigma around it, and make information accessible to media consumers.
Ashton and Jonathan discuss why they find it exciting to work with young journalists and journalism students, the importance of local news outlets, and more specifically, the vital role of college and university newsrooms. They also share tips for journalists about how to bring attention to their stories, how Reporting on Addiction helps addiction experts, and why it is essential that experts communicate with members of the media and student journalists.
Jonathan and Ashton speak out their individual organizations – the Opioid Policy Institute and 100 Days in Appalachia – and other areas in which they are helping journalists with their reporting. They address the concept of stigma around addiction in reporting, helping journalists change their perspective, and how they can see addiction reporting evolving in a positive way. Finally, Ashton and Jonathan share advice and key takeaways for journalists and experts, both.
Jonathan JK Stoltman, PhD is co-director of Reporting on Addiction; a project working to increase the accuracy and empathy of reporting on drug use and addiction. He is also director of the Opioid Policy Institute; a think tank that uses multi-pronged approaches to better understand gaps in treatment and recovery services.
Ashton Marra is the co-founder and co-director of Reporting on Addiction, a collaborative project working to train professional and student journalists in solutions-focused journalism methods that help break cycles of stigma often perpetuated through media coverage of our communities.
Ashton is also a teaching assistant professor in the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, where she teaches broadcast, writing, investigative and community-engagement courses, and is the executive editor of 100 Days in Appalachia, a national Edward R. Murrow award-winning publication. There, she oversees the work of a team of editors, contributors and reporters across Appalachia to create content by Appalachians for Appalachians.
Links
Reporting on Addiction
100 Days in Appalachia
Opioid Policy Institute
The State of Local News Project | Local News Initiative (northwestern.edu)
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
 
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice.
The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management.

Episode 14: Journalist Aneri Pattani shares her experiences reporting on addiction and advice for journalists entering the space

In this special episode, we are joined by journalist Aneri Pattani. Ms. Pattani shares how her interest in the field of mental health journalism grew from a personal experience during her college years. She discusses how reporting on mental health and addiction has traditionally fallen under the crime beat and has therefore generally failed to cover the public health aspect of the larger story. She talks about mental health and addiction as systematic issues that should be reported in their larger context, rather than covered as individual events.
Ms. Pattani offers her thoughts on how journalists can prepare to report on these health and science topics and shares helpful resources, including the Association of Health Care Journalists and The Open Notebook. She also touches on how reporting on mental health and addiction differs from other types of reporting.
Ms. Pattani discusses her writing process, experiences working in this field, and the evolution of mental health and addiction reporting. Finally, she shares advice for both seasoned and new reporters who cover and would like to cover mental health and addiction.
Aneri Pattani is a senior correspondent at KFF Health News, a national nonprofit outlet covering US health care and health policy. Ms. Pattani reports on a range of public health topics, with a focus on mental health, suicide, and substance use. Over the past year, she’s produced a series of text and audio stories – published with NPR and CNN among other national outlets – about how state and local governments are spending their opioid settlement funds. She was a 2019 recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. She is pursuing her master’s in public health as a Bloomberg fellow at Johns Hopkins University.
 
LINKS:
Association of Health Care Journalists
The Open Notebook
How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death
From Uber Rides to Patient Advocates: What It Takes to Increase ER Addiction Treatment
Aneri Pattani (squarespace.com)
KFF Health News
ASAM Media Relations & Resources
Treat Addiction Save Lives Podcast
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
 
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice.
The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or ASAM management.

Episode 13: Dr. Nick Christian returns to the show to discuss connecting with patients through music and the importance of self-care

In this episode, Dr. Nick Christian sits down with host, Zach, for a second time and talks about his experiences making music and touring with a country music band and how music fits into his life as an addiction medicine provider. He talks about moving to Austin, Texas, for his residency, where he knew he would be surrounded by other musicians. There, he connected with a band called Fertility House and released an album, Dust. Dr. Christian discusses his involvement with Humans of ATX, promoting humanism through patient encounters using art, and his thoughts on that experience through the lens of being a practitioner. He shares about Community First Village, where he previously lived and helped start a music collective, and how meaningful it is to connect with others through music. He believes that “art allows us to transcend the suffering of human experience” and is therapeutic for both the individual and the relationship that is built through creating art together.   
Dr. Christian shares his thoughts on the importance of self-care and what that means for him. He talks about Health as a Human Right and his belief that addiction is currently the greatest threat to human health in the US. Reflecting back, Dr. Christian offers advice to his younger self and others upcoming in the medical community.
Finally, Dr. Christian talks about R2R Productions, his new podcast venture with co-host Brandon Sands, and their first series, Sonic Buzz, in which they use a particular song to guide each episode’s discussion about substance use and addiction.
Dr. Nicholaus “Nick” Christian is board certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine and serves as a Staff Clinician with the Office of the Clinical Director, NIDA IRP. He received his medical degree and Master of Business Administration from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and completed residency training at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as chief resident. He subsequently completed his addiction medicine fellowship at the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine as well as postdoctoral research training through the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development program. Nick brings extensive experience providing inpatient and outpatient addiction care and conducting community-based participatory research with people with addiction who have experienced homelessness. His research interests include engaging marginalized populations in scientific research and improving care for people living with addiction.
 
Links:
Sonic Buzz by R2R Productions
Dust, album by Fertility House
Community First! Village - Mobile Loaves & Fishes (mlf.org)
Pure Goodness Music Collective, Vol. 1
Health as a Human Right: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine (acpjournals.org)
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.
 
The information shared in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice.

Episode 12: Dr. Gabrielle Jones talks community and culturally responsive substance use treatment

Dr. Gabrielle Jones is the recipient of the 2024 ASAM Award for the Promotion of Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Justice in Addiction Medicine. She joins the Treat Addiction Save Lives Podcast to discuss her experiences working with young people and how those experiences brought her into the field of addiction medicine. Dr. Jones shares her thoughts on the importance of community and connectedness throughout the treatment and recovery process while recognizing each individual’s uniqueness. She talks about the need for cultural responsiveness in addiction treatment, which is the topic of her upcoming book, Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Organizations. Dr. Jones emphasizes the importance of recognizing each individual’s lived experiences and identities and developing an individualized and comprehensive addiction treatment program based on these factors. Dr. Jones shares what she discovered while working in various communities and how identity played a role in substance use in these areas. She also discusses her involvement with The Miles Hall Foundation, raising awareness, and expanding access to mental health treatment to those who need it. Dr. Jones shares her thoughts and experiences with stigma related to addiction and addiction treatment, including the impact of non-stigmatizing language and some ways in which she has personally experienced stigma while treating addiction, in addition to forms of stigma faced by patients. Finally, Dr. Jones offers advice to those who may be considering or beginning a career in addiction medicine.
 
In addition to being honored by ASAM, Dr. Jones is also being recognized by Oklahoma State University with the College of Education and Human Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award, which is given to those who demonstrate significant promise toward establishing a distinguished career and making impactful contributions to their profession and beyond. Honorees seek opportunities to grow in their talents and purposefully serve others. Their quest for excellence is shown through their accomplishments, service to the community, and leadership potential.
 
Gabrielle Jones, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and the CEO and founder of Steady Clinical Consultation, Training, and Development Services. She founded Steady to improve substance use treatment for historically marginalized populations at the system level and to provide consultation and coaching to leadership and executives who are committed to championing Belonging, Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (BJED&I) in their workplace and for their workforce. Her expertise is in substance use treatment for youth and adults, and BJED&I initiatives at the system level. She has over a decade of experience working with marginalized communities, specifically, adolescents labeled \"at-risk,\" people involved in the juvenile justice system and their families, and people who have substance use concerns or have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Dr. Jones has worked in direct care hospital settings, community mental health settings, primary school settings, and university settings as a faculty member. She provides trainings to non-profit organizations related to substance use and cultural responsiveness in the context of mental health treatment, and consultation to individuals working with populations listed above. In addition to Dr. Jones’s consultations and trainings, she is active in non-profit board leadership, serving as vice chair for The Miles Hall Foundation, an organization committed to creating an alternative to calling the police during a mental health crisis, and previously serving as the Membership Board chair for the American Psychological Association. Dr. Jones received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at California State University, Long Beach. She completed her Master’s and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University. Her upcoming book, \"Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Organizations\" introduces her CRST Framework and is intended to transform the current substance use treatment landscape and promote a standard of care that is truly culturally responsive.
 
Links:
ASAM’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Justice in Addiction Medicine Award
Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Organization
The Miles Hall Foundation
Steady Clinical Consultation, Training and Development Services
Oklahoma State University College of Education and Human Sciences
American Psychological Association
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.

Episode 11: Dr. Michael Fingerhood talks about why words matter

Dr. Michael Fingerhood is a professor of medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins University and chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. In this episode, he shares his early experiences in medical school in the Bronx and how stigma within the medical community influenced his decision to pursue a career in addiction medicine. Dr. Fingerhood continues to combat stigma related to addiction, including through the Words Matter Pledge initiative. Dr. Fingerhood discusses the importance of raising awareness about stigma related to addiction, including through the practice of integrated care rather than siloing care.
Dr. Fingerhood also talks about patients’ self-assigned stigma, undoing shame and blame, and the importance of coping skills and strategies. He shares that, for him, helping patients in this way within the primary care setting is powerful. Dr. Fingerhood discusses the importance of teaching and training others – including students, residents, and fellows – to treat addiction and how the net of impact is widened through this process.
Dr. Fingerhood is very active in his community, treating addiction and addressing associated stigma in various ways, and he shares how and why these activities are so important to him. He recalls the first patient for whom he prescribed buprenorphine – she is still his patient decades later! – and he offers advice for others interested in or joining the field of addiction medicine.
Dr. Fingerhood grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and his Brooklyn accent still comes out at times. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University and his Medical Degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. His experiences in the Bronx helped shape his interest in addiction medicine. He completed internal medicine training and a chief resident year at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The mission of Dr. Fingerhood’s career has been to promote and improve the provision of medical care to patients with substance use disorder, including the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C, with the development, maintenance, and evaluation of innovative programs related to the care of these individuals. Dr. Fingerhood created the Comprehensive Care Practice in 1994, a Ryan White-funded primary care practice largely devoted to providing care to individuals with substance use disorder. The practice has been innovative in integrating buprenorphine treatment into the primary care setting for over 700 individuals.
He has also co-created novel buprenorphine treatment programs at a community center, at a church, and in a mobile van outside the Baltimore detention center. He has received the Health Equity Leadership Award from the Baltimore City Health Department.
Dr. Fingerhood is co-author of the ASAM Handbook of Addiction Medicine and currently chairs the ASAM State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine Program Planning Committee and the ASAM Medical Education Council. He was the chair of the ASAM Annual Conference Program Planning Committee for 6 years.
Dr. Fingerhood has co-authored over 70 research papers and has received NIH research funding continuously over the past 30 years.
Despite leaving New York, he remains an avid Yankees, Knicks, and Rangers fan, and he enjoys seeing three or four Broadway plays each year.
 
Links:
Division of Addiction Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Words Matter Pledge
ASAM Handbook of Addiction Medicine
ASAM State of the Art Course
ASAM Annual Conference
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.

Episode 10: Dr. Paul Earley explains the idea of "many roads to a place of peace"

In this episode, Dr. Paul Earley describes how his own experience with addiction and recovery led him to a career in addiction medicine. He shares how addiction affected him and his work, along with the personal consequences of his illness. He also touches on misconceptions about addiction and those with addiction and emphasizes that addiction is a complex and complicated illness. Dr. Earley shares that there are “many roads to peace,” and he believes it is especially helpful to be around others who are also in recovery. He goes on to discuss the importance of developing gratitude and being helpful to others and the transformation in recovery from being self-centered to becoming other-centered. Dr. Earley talks about the need to combat the stigma related to addiction, including the significance of using person-first language, and the efforts ASAM has undertaken toward this end. He emphasizes that addiction is a chronic illness, like diabetes or hypertension, and should be treated as such, and the role genetics plays in one’s risk of addiction. By using the metaphor of wood kindling catching fire, Dr. Earley describes the way addiction works and how science shows the complexities of addiction and its effects on the brain. He discusses medications that are available to treat addiction and shares a meaningful story that demonstrates why he treats addiction. Lastly, Dr. Earley offers advice and insights to the next generation of addiction medicine professionals.
Dr. Earley has been an addiction medicine physician for over 35 years. He treats all types of addictive disorders and specializes in the assessment and treatment of health care professionals. Dr. Earley speaks and trains on topics of addiction, its treatment, and addiction among health care professionals. In addition, he trains therapists on the neurobiological basis of addiction and psychotherapy. In his travels, he has provided training in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Switzerland. Dr. Earley is the author of three books and numerous articles on addiction and its treatment and has contributed to the ASAM textbook Principles of Addiction Medicine, as the author of the chapter Physician Health Programs and Addiction among Physicians. He is one of the contributing authors of The ASAM Criteria®. Dr. Earley’s work was featured in the documentary series on addiction entitled Close to Home by Bill Moyers. Dr. Earley is a past president of ASAM and received ASAM’s Annual Award in 2015.
 
Links:
Textbooks (asam.org)
ASAM Criteria 4th Edition
Annual Award (asam.org)
Changing Lives | BillMoyers.com
 
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Treatment is available and recovery is possible. Visit ASAM’s Patient Resources page for more information.