Dr. Arun Gupta wrote the book, The Preventable Epidemic: A Frontline Doctor’s Experience and Recommendations to Resolve America’s Opioid Crisis. Dr. Gupta says that after specializing in addiction medicine for the last 15 years, the country must do more to train and incentivize physicians to go into addiction medicine, as well as promote medically assisted treatment for substance use disorder and treat the whole person because mental health and addiction go hand-in-hand. Dr. Gupta has details of this strategy and what he says we all must do to reverse overdoses in the U.S. in this latest episode of Grieving Out Loud.
More on Dr. Gupta’s book here.
Our Guest
Dr. Arun Gupta
Dr. Arun Gupta has practiced medicine for 35 years. Throughout decades of treating addiction patients, he has seen first-hand the devastation and heartbreak caused to their families. He recently formed the RAOE Foundation, a non-profit focused on resolving the opioid crisis, and is a highly sought-after speaker.
