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Part 1 of Our Season FinaleMaster storyteller and forensic psychiatrist talks about his experiences as Medical Director for the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board before and during the opioid epidemic. From identifying pill mills in Painesville, OH and an "opiate problem" before it became an epidemic to his efforts to provide evidence-based treatment. He tells us about the biological processes that drive addiction that anyone who has tried to lose weight can relate to.Website Referenced: Summit County ADM Board https://www.admboard.org/Book Referenced: "Dreamland" by Sam Quinones https://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic-ebook/dp/B00U19DTS0Host: Dr. Layne A. Gritti, DOGuest: Dr. Doug Smith, MDContact: InsightInPsych@gmail.comIf you're a fan of the show, please leave us a five star review to help others gain more insight into psychiatry.