Dr. Elisa Gumm sits down with us today to discuss the impact of MAT in her institution and how her background in addiction medicine shapes how she approaches this patient population in her emergency department setting

Part 2 of our opening series continues to look at the human impact of opioid use disorder. Brendan Bond joins us and documents his journey to recovery from addiction, challenges the stereotypes of substance use disorder, and discusses how he is able to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals who suffer with substance use disorder.

Today we take a break from guidelines and technical discussions and look at the human impact of opioid use disorder. Chelsea Wells joins us and details her journey to recovery from addiction and how providers can tremendously positive and negative impacts on patient treatment efforts and why stigma in this area is such a deadly matter.