Death visits with and without an invitation. Why invite it?

Do you need to come from a crazy family to become a psychiatrist?

People use drugs because they are in pain, not because they are weak or bad, or believe someone is at hand with Narcan.

The author’s explanations for the dysphoria and suicide among doctors explains a lot, but not enough.

Opioids and other psychoactive substances are frequently used as an answer to pain, mental and physical.

Cultures need their icons, those figures whose presence and fame go beyond their achievements.

The line between being a murderer or not is not a bright one - more readily breached than we imagine.

My new book is for families & friends facing addiction in a loved one, and clinicians wanting to succeed.

If we focus only on the drug itself, we miss what really matters when it comes to how human beings respond.