Zoe Adams, MD
@zoe_m_adams
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addiction medicine fellow @nyulangone @BellevueHosp I former internal medicine resident @MGHMedicine I writing & health justice I views my own
Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2019
So excited to share my essay in @washingtonpost @madebyhistory. Nixon-era, War on Drugs politics are to blame for the stigma and inaccessibility of methadone, one of the most effective medications for opioid addiction.
washingtonpost.com
Our policies are making it harder to address the opioid crisis.
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RT @MGlennEM: We’ve tried RFK Jr’s wellness farms before—they didn’t work for opioid addiction. You know what does? Methadone. https://t.co….
time.com
Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.
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The infamous “narco farms” of the 1940s-1970s could make a comeback if RFK is confirmed. Rebranded as “healing farms,” these facilities wouldn’t even accept people taking SSRIs or buprenorphine, let alone methadone.
nytimes.com
The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.
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RT @shoeshine: Every year, millions of women in labor receive routine meds like fentanyl in their epidurals and blood pressure meds for c-s….
themarshallproject.org
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
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My latest in @Salon. GLP-1 agonists like semaglutide & tirzepatide curb cravings for MANY if not ALL substances for people with substance use disorders. The anecdotes are starting to become hard data. Providers should listen and rx these meds off-label.
salon.com
Surprising research strongly suggests semaglutide can help fight substance use disorder. Why aren't we using it?
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RT @YaleADM: Surprising research strongly suggests semaglutide can help address SUD. Why aren't we using it?@Yale_CHAMPions alum @zoe_m_ada….
salon.com
Surprising research strongly suggests semaglutide can help fight substance use disorder. Why aren't we using it?
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RT @BethLinker: Grateful for the generous review of #Slouch by @zoe_m_adams in @thenation . The review poses a lot of good questions! @Pri….
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In my review of @BethLinker's history of posture for @thenation, I talk barre class, slouching over desktops in residency (we sit more than we stand), and whether our obsession with posture is a moral panic, pseudoscience, or something in between.
thenation.com
A recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns.
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RT @lorraineadams: In “Lazarus Man,” Richard Price rejects the tropes of contemporary literature—and produces a radical, retrograde novel,….
theatlantic.com
In “Lazarus Man,” he rejects the tropes of contemporary literature.
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RT @ShawnCohen_MD: Methadone and buprenorphine are lifesaving treatment for OUD. Yet less than 50% of US psychiatric hospitals offer these….
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brainstorming something new. any favorite memoirs of addiction? stories by people who use drugs that challenge typical narratives of addiction?.
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@TheOpEdProject @robspillman @MethadoneLib @ancoulter13 @DrAyanaJordan @DrKimSue @maiasz @ZachWritesStuff @suenlw @PaulJoudreyMD @YaleADM @markeisenberg16 @LeoBeletsky thank you for this op-ed that also inspired us to think critically about continued emphasis on "facilities" as a form of drug treatment.
nytimes.com
Convicted of no crime, more people are being forced behind bars to undergo involuntary addiction treatment.
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RT @MassGeneralMDs: #MassGeneral physicians @zoe_m_adams MD and @DrSarahWakeman wrote an opinion piece for @sciam on the need for more trea….
scientificamerican.com
People recovering from substance use disorders need homes, jobs and medication-centered, quality health care, not just a bed in a residential treatment center
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RT @stephenHRNRP: Thank you to both @zoe_m_adams and @DrSarahWakeman for this excellent historical context. People advocating for more beds….
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My latest with @DrSarahWakeman in @sciam. “Rehabs” work for some. But many exploit patients financially and are rooted in outdated behavior modification techniques. We need #medsnotbeds for patients needing addiction treatment. A facility is not enough.
scientificamerican.com
People recovering from substance use disorders need homes, jobs and medication-centered, quality health care, not just a bed in a residential treatment center
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RT @MethadoneLib: 💥Op-Ed Highlight💥.Shout to @marginalutilite and @suenlw for their recently published JAMA piece ⤵️⤵️..
jamanetwork.com
This work discusses unfettering methadone from outdated regulations to empower patients to access treatment and advocate for methadone's expansion in their local communities by working with pharmac...
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RT @lorraineadams: #ShakenBaby Syndrome has been medically discredited. The documentary, “Shaken” shows it’s not only #RobertRoberson whose….
docnyc.net
WORLD PREMIERE Nigel and Dayna are a happy couple with a young family when they encounter a nightmare scenario: their baby, Emily, experiences a
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