Dr. Edward Bilsky is Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Pacific Northwest University. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1996, with a concentration in opioid pharmacology, pain and addiction. We talk about diagnosing and treating pain, and the epidemic of opiate addiction. We discuss the various treatment options of addiction, and the harm reduction model. We conclude our conversation by talking about the possible benefits and harms of marijuana, and the barriers of researching this chemical compound.
