Busting Myths, Building Trust: Communicating with Patients

Dr. Casey Grover welcomes Dr. Sarah Nasir, an addiction medicine specialist, for an insightful conversation about effectively communicating with patients and addressing common myths in addiction treatment.

• Personal journeys into addiction medicine that transformed both doctors' understanding of substance use disorders
• The science behind medication-assisted treatment and why it's not "trading one addiction for another"
• How the body adapts to chronic opioid use through three key mechanisms: reducing natural chemicals, decreasing receptors, and increasing metabolism
• Why recovery takes time: "It's easier to break something than to fix it"
• The critical connection between trauma, PTSD, and addiction
• Integration of life coaching principles into addiction treatment
• Creating authentic connection as a cornerstone of effective recovery
• Addressing stigma around medications in recovery communities and sober living facilities
• The difference between dependence and addiction in patient education

If you're a healthcare provider treating patients with addiction, thank you for your life-saving work. For everyone else, thank you for taking time to learn about addiction – it's a fight we cannot win without awareness and action.

To contact Dr. Grover: ammadeeasy@fastmail.com