Real Talk with CA Bridge – Andrew’s Story: Just like Coltrane & Marley

Dr. Andrew Herring, Addiction Medicine Physician & Principal Investigator with the CA Bridge Program (BridgeToTreatment.org), didn’t grow up villainizing people who use drugs. He learned *that* from medicine.

Show Notes

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The Real Talk with CA Bridge series was recorded during an online Real Talk session with the CA Bridge Program Team.

CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute working to ensure that people with substance use disorder receive 24/7 high-quality care in every California health system. CA Bridge integrates addiction treatment into standard medical practice, increasing access to treatment and saving more lives. Learn more at BridgeToTreatment.org.

Articles referenced in this episode include:
Melzack R. The tragedy of needless pain. Scientific American. 1990;262(2):27-33. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0290-27  [PubMed]

For more information on the role healthcare played in driving the opioid epidemic, see this detailed FDA timeline. Information about the Press Ganey pain management questions can be found here.



Episode intro music: "Honey and Milk" by The 126ers

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