Patients with substance use disorders need care, not coercion
Forced treatment doesn't work. It's time for health leaders to invest in better alternatives.
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John C. Messinger
John Messinger, MD, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and internal medicine resident at the University of California, San Francisco.
How we treat alcohol-related liver disease is unfair—it’s time for change
Rising rates of alcohol-related liver disease means we must change transplant criteria, says medical student John Messinger.
Who is a “difficult” patient?
Addiction treatment remains scarce, so why don’t more doctors treat it? Medical student John Messinger says stigma is a major barrier.
Towns are going after syringe services. The A.D.A. may be their best defense.
Local officials are using regressive zoning laws to halt the expansion of syringe services. Experts say those laws discriminate against people who use drugs.