Thanks to everyone @MillsMFALit, my first reader @aaminaahmad, @ArizonaMFA, @Tin_House workshop, @haharuffo for many edits, @aylazeef for her overall brilliance and dedication to this project, @HaleyDLynch @BeaconPressBks, and all my addiction and harm reduction colleagues! 🙏

“Workers who reported experiencing more of this stigma by association had poorer workplace wellbeing, greater levels of burnout and stronger intentions to leave.” This isn't just a workforce issue, reports Brooke Nolan, but a public health threat: https://t.co/Xvmlb2ozK9

Thanks for the wonderful conversation re methadone, harm reduction, & the pioneering Dr. Marie Nyswander, @OsmosisMed https://t.co/OdJAJ6q8Z1 @ASAMorg @UAZMedTucson @DrugPolicyOrg @Filtermag_org @HarmReduction @thecurbsiders

"Until we incorporate harm reduction, I think the stigma will remain." @MGlennEM, author of "Mother of Methadone," discusses pioneer Dr. Marie Nyswander, carceral clinics, being targeted for bupe prescribing and the doctor-as-savior trope with @aftariak: https://t.co/MKS6wdUbu0

It was an honor to discuss Mother of Methadone with historian and co-member of the elite Marie Nyswander fan club, @emily_dufton, for @NewBooksNetwork. Have a listen? https://t.co/rMtNXVo6wg @BeaconPressBks

Thank you, everyone who came out to hear the brilliant @MaxJordan_N, @MorganGodvin, and me chat about #LiberateMethadone at @villagewdell with @UCLASocialMed @LASidewalk @CommunityHeal17 @_HOPICS. It shouldn't be easier to get the poison than the cure. https://t.co/5EmPCUX8hk

& for @debutiful’s nonfiction list we have MOTHER OF METHADONE by Dr Melody Glenn! https://t.co/XDOTeMrLqQ

"To envision the path forward, we need the power of liminal spaces" - on the importance of holistic thinking in combating addiction. Thanks @lithub for giving this craft essay a home 💜 @BeaconPressBks @GoldinAgency

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone on Bloomberg's top reads for July! It comes out tomorrow, wherever you buy books 🧡@jstarmy @business

OUT TOMORROW!

In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma https://t.co/8HsuFNtXrs @sfchronicle @BeaconPressBks

Los Angeles people: Come see me speaking at a book talk with the indomitable @MaxJordan_N and “Mother of Methadone” author and physician @MGlennEm. Tuesday July 24 at Village Well books in Culver City! I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a good chat. https://t.co/dgCMHt6iGp

Honored for "Mother of Methadone" to be included in @debutiful's list of books to read in July! @BeaconPressBks @GoldinAgency @PineStatePub @PenParentis @UAZHealth

“I was expected to heal others, but my job made it impossible to adequately care for myself and my baby.” Dr. Melody Glenn explains how becoming a mom made it impossible for her to lead an ER https://t.co/BDNzmuzTuM

“Only the people can save the people”: As Trump guts harm reduction programs, activists fight back

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worse

Act now! Tell the administration to expand access to lifesaving care by eliminating the DEA’s prohibition on the prescribing of methadone for OUD. Use this toolkit to submit your comment >> https://t.co/vawtIdrkKb

Full review here:

"Mother of Methadone advocates a range of ways that the medical and social justice worlds can work together.. [and] offers a sensitive and progressive vision of medical care & presents a cogent argument against the continued criminalization of drug use." @newpages @BeaconPressBks

Melody Glenn, MD, MFA, received a 2025 President’s Award from @NAEMSP! 🎉 Dr. Glenn has made notable contributions to our specialty, including her work developing ABEM's Substance and Opioid Use Disorder modules. #ABEMProud https://t.co/NjU6kKXdhu @MGlennEM @UAZMedTucson

Melody J. Glenn, MD, MFA, says creative writing & the humanities make her a better physician. Her upcoming memoir explores doctors battling the opioid crisis across generations and storytelling bridges her work in ER & addiction care. More from @UAZHealth: https://t.co/rhkRRqAR9v