Join Dr. Jennifer Reid as she speaks with Carl Erik Fisher, MD, addiction psychiatrist, bioethicist, and person in recovery. He is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction Podcast as well as author of The Urge: Our History of Addiction, sharing historical, ethical, and highly personal aspects of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States.
We Discuss:
*Dr. Carl Erik's journey from medical school through an inpatient psychiatry unit to recovery
*Why is the language around addiction and substance use disorder so important?
*What is his opinion of AA and other 12-step groups for addiction?
Carl Erik Fisher is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. He also maintains a private psychiatry practice focused on addiction. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Nautilus, Slate, Scientific American MIND, and elsewhere. He also is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction podcast, a deep-dive interview series exploring addiction and recovery.
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