The book

I’ve been writing teasers for a book about buprenorphine for a couple years now.  I keep very busy trying to maintain a solo psychiatry practice, and for awhile there I was running constantly… keepiing the practice going by day and writing nonstop at night.  I’m not sure what possessed me Read more…

Why do some docs kick patients off buprenorphine?

I often receive e-mails from people that go something like this:  I was addicted to oxycodone and heroin for 5 years, and lost my marriage, several jobs, and the trust of my children.  I was completely broke, and considering suicide.  Then I heard about treatment with buprenorphine and found a Read more…

Medical bias against addiction

I haven’t gone anywhere in case you’re wondering… but I recently started writing a blog on Psych Central, called ‘an epidemic of addiction.’   Please add it to your reading list!  This is my favorite time of year and the time I am most likely going to be outdoors, so watch Read more…