“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:

Some argue that drug criminalization is necessary so judges can force people into addiction treatment, but most studies show that coercion doesn't actually help. What does? Needle exchanges! Thanks, @suenlw.bsky.social & @alexkral.bsky.social for this paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bridey Thelen-Heidel took our conversation to wonderful places. Thanks for the journey 💞

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end. In the meantime: • Figure out a small way to help someone • Figure out a small way to fight back • Figure out a small place to find joy • Figure out a small way to grow and thrive And do it often.

Thanks for the wonderful conversation around methadone, harm reduction, and the pioneering Dr. Marie Nyswander, @osmosismed.bsky.social. www.osmosis.org/podcast/cent... @beaconpress.bsky.social @drugpolicy.org @acepnation.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social @harmreduction.org

Today I'm joined by @melodyglenn.bsky.social to discuss her fantastic new book, addiction medicine, harm reduction, changing your mind, and finding hope in dark times! Get Dr. Glenn's new book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015... Watch the interview here: youtu.be/CwxqGo5dB4g?...

When @melodyglenn.bsky.social discovered the work of Dr. Marie Nyswander, who had a tremendous amount of respect and empathy for drug users, it was a lightbulb moment. 💡 Nyswander was just the mentor she was looking for. @filtermag.bsky.social

"Until we incorporate harm reduction, I think the stigma will remain." @melodyglenn.bsky.social, author of "Mother of Methadone," discusses pioneer Dr. Marie Nyswander, carceral clinics, being targeted for bupe prescribing and the doctor-as-savior trope with @helenredmond.bsky.social:

This month's roundup of books on women and science is up on my newsletter, Beyond Curie. It includes books by @melodyglenn.bsky.social, @berondam.bsky.social Hanne Strager, and Katherine J. Parkin. open.substack.com/pub/oliviaca...

I had such a good time speaking with the incredible @annehelen.bsky.social for the Culture Study pod! Check it out to learn more about regional accents of English (including a detour through Utah, h/t @joeystanley.com) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

It was an honor to chat with @emilydufton.bsky.social, another member of the elite Marie Nyswander club, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Won't you join us?

An excerpt from MOTHER OF METHADONE by @melodyglenn.bsky.social and an interview with the author over at the Tucson Essay Club substack: tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/mother-of-...

Thank you, everyone who came out to hear the brilliant @maxjordan.bsky.social, @morgangodvin.bsky.social @chelsealshover.bsky.social, and me chat about #LiberateMethadone. It shouldn't be easier to get the poison than the cure. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015...

“Although people often believe that borders are designed to keep others out, more often, it is us that they keep trapped in.” @melodyglenn.bsky.social takes an expansive lens to the opioid epidemic.

"To envision the path forward, we need the power of liminal spaces" - on the importance of holistic thinking in combating addiction. Thanks @literaryhub.bsky.social for giving this craft essay a home 💜 @beaconpress.bsky.social ‪‪@goldinagency.bsky.social‬ lithub.com/on-the-impor...

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone!

Happy #PubDay, @melodyglenn.bsky.social! 🩺 MOTHER OF METHODONE, the stories of 2 doctors battling the opioid epidemic half a century apart that reveal the origins of today’s public health crisis, is “a vital read.” — @drcarlerik.bsky.social buff.ly/x6QXIIm

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone on Bloomberg's top reads for July! It comes out tomorrow, wherever you buy books 🧡 @bloomberg.com @beaconpress.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment 🧵 #Booksky

In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen... @beaconpress.bsky.social

Los Angeles people: Come see me speaking at a book talk with @maxjordan.bsky.social and “Mother of Methadone” author @melodyglenn.bsky.social. I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a lively chat! Thursday July 24, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/opioid-cri...

Honored for "Mother of Methadone" to be included in @debutiful.bsky.social's list of books to read in July! @beaconpress.bsky.social @penparentis.bsky.social @goldinagency.bsky.social debutiful.net/2025/07/11/2...

"This isn’t the first time our country has used drugs as an excuse to target minoritized populations." ...And it won't do anything to stop drug overdoses either. @salonnewsroom.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/05/22/t...

"Mother of Methadone advocates a range of ways that the medical and social justice worlds can work together... [and] presents a cogent argument against the continued criminalization of drug use." @newpages.bsky.social @beaconpress.bsky.social @goldinagency.bsky.social @methadonelib.bsky.social

@melodyglenn.bsky.social melds memoir, history, and “speculative nonfiction” in her artful debut on addiction treatment, MOTHER OF METHADONE. Coming soon this July! @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Thank you, @riverteeth.bsky.social, for inviting me to read from my essay at the AWP Offsite last night alongside authors from @hippocampusmag.bsky.social, Fourth Genre, and Under the Gum Tree, including the great @heatherklanier.bsky.social (new essay out in RT!) ❤️‍🔥 (paparazzi photos by Isabel Choi)

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Overdose prevent centers are an effective and mainstream strategy to reduce fatal overdoses, link people who use drugs to treatment, & save taxpayer dollars. AZ legislators want to ban them. #HarmReduction @drugpolicy.org @filtermag.bsky.social azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/03...

I'm excited to visit Arizona for my next author event, at the indie bookshop Changing Hands, which has been open for over 50 years! I’ll be reading from GASTROMYTHOLOGY with an open mic to follow. 📚Changing Hands Tempe - 6428 S McClintock Dr 📆 Friday, April 4 🕰️ 6:00 p.m.

I'm honored to be reading in Los Angeles next week! ❤️‍🔥

It’s official- my book now has its first review on Goodreads! Thanks for the thoughtful read

Last week, Lauren Gilger and I chatted about fentanyl and the effective meds we have to treat addiction: buprenorphine and methadone. But thanks to stigma, regulatory barriers, and #priorAuth, they're still too hard to get. @kjzz.org www.kjzz.org/text/the-sho...

Also: @fredaepum.bsky.social @porochista.bsky.social @nicoleshawanjunior.bsky.social #awp2025 #awp25

It shouldn't be easier to access the poison than the cure. Remove prior authorizations for lifesaving addiction medicine www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...

Honored to be included in this list!

We tried JFK Jr's Wellness Farms before--they didn't work. You know what did? Methadone. time.com/7204692/rfk-...

Is your prehospital agency developing an EMS-bupe program? Or do you want to? Then now is the perfect time to think about how you'll measure it's effectiveness! I'm delighted to share our QI framework, developed by a team of leaders in addiction, EMS, and quality improvement: doi.org/10.1080/1090...