Miscellaneous
Episode 6: Health Professional Monitoring Programs This episode we are hosted by Zachary Siegel of Changing the Narrative and the Health in Justice Action Lab where we discuss physicians health programs and other professional monitoring programs. The panel consists of Health Professionals in Recovery hosts Sean Fogler and Bill Kinkle, Dr. Peter Grinspoon of Harvard University, and Leo Beletsky of Northeastern University School of Law. Links: Practicing What We Preach-Ending Physician Health Program Bans on Opioid-Agonist Therapy https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1907875 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/06/757990241/for-health-workers-struggling-with-addiction-why-are-treatment-options-limited https://khn.org/news/doctors-and-nurses-with-addictions-often-denied-a-crucial-recovery-option/ Witnessed Urine Drug Screens in Drug Treatment: Humiliating and Harmful https://filtermag.org/urine-screen-drug-treatment/ Twitter: Leo Beletsky @LeoBeletsky Zach Siegel @ZachWritesStuff Peter Grinspoon @Peter_Grinspoon Sean Fogler @sean_fogler Bill Kinkle @billkinkle