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Overcoming Opioid Addiction: The Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists
Written by Adam Bisaga, , MD and Karen Chernyaev
Narrated by Liz Maxwell
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Brimming with expert advice and actionable tips, this desperately needed medical guide explains how to identify, treat, and defeat opioid-use disorder once and for all.
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Adam Bisaga, , MD
Adam Bisaga, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist, clinician, researcher, and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. He conducts research on new treatments for opioid addiction and oversees a national program that mentors physicians treating opioid addictions. He is a UN expert involved in international addiction training and program development.
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