Jan. 13, 2025Monday addiction medicineresiliencyThe DO book club Family matters The DO Book Club, Jan. 2025: ‘Hey, Kiddo’ Tim Barreiro, DO, reviews a graphic memoir on the personal experience of a teenager adopted and raised by his grandparents because his mother was incarcerated and struggling with addiction. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Nov. 11, 2024Monday addiction medicineOMED24 Finding hope Addiction in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and the real world: Insights for physicians At OMED24, two experts explored how J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” mirrors real-life battles with addiction, while offering insights into empathy, recovery and the healing power of narrative medicine.
June 1, 2023Thursday addiction medicinedepressionThe DO book club The path to recovery The DO Book Club, June 2023: “Long Walk out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope and Recovery” The difficulty of accepting help, notifying his colleagues of his treatment and the struggle to find a job are thoroughly detailed in Dr. Hill’s moving memoir. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
April 9, 2019Tuesday addiction medicineCDCpatient caresmoking Snuffing out smoking Nixing nicotine: Free resources to help your patients quit smoking The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health has free, evidence-based resources to help you support your patients’ quit attempts.
Dec. 10, 2018Monday addiction medicinenaloxonenarcanopioidoverdose Preventing overdose deaths 5 things to know about naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug The Surgeon General is pro-naloxone. Here’s why, and here’s how everyone can learn how to save lives.
March 6, 2017Monday addiction medicineHow I PracticeOMED 2017pain managementprescribing opioids Opioid Epidemic Arizona governor pushes for opioid-related CME Two osteopathic addiction specialists explain how primary care physicians can help combat the opioid epidemic.
May 27, 2016Friday addiction medicine Explainer Opioid use disorders: What does treatment look like? Addiction medicine specialists William Morrone, DO, and Merideth Norris, DO, explain the treatment options for patients who abuse opioids.
May 23, 2016Monday addiction medicine An open hand Opioid abuse: Maine DO treats all comers, insured or not Merideth Norris, DO, is a one-woman hub-and-spoke system, educating patients about treatment and connecting them with recovery resources.
March 21, 2016Monday addiction medicine News in brief American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes addiction medicine as a subspecialty William Morrone, DO, the president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, applauds the decision.
June 11, 2015Thursday addiction medicineprescribing opioids Staying vigilant Prescription drug epidemic: 20 red flags physicians should watch for With abuse of opioids and other controlled substances on the rise, physicians should look for these signs that something’s amiss.