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Stigma by Association Is Driving Workers Out of Harm Reduction Research highlights impacts to which on-the-ground workers attest. Losing staff is not just a workforce isssue, but a public health threat.

“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:

I’ve never read this or even heard of it until I saw it mentioned in an essay last night, and I immediately ordered a copy because, a literary novel written by a woman a hundred years ago about world war and plague?? Seems too relevant to the present moment to sleep on. Your post is confirmation…

Linkage to substance use disorder treatment through syringe services programs and the criminal legal system: A Cross-Sectional Study Evidence on how two approaches—syringe services programs (SSP) and criminal legal system (CLS) interventions—are associated with substance use disorde…

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 💞

Centering Harm Reduction in Addiction Treatment: Dr. Melody Glenn, Associate Professor of Addiction and Emergency Medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Why has America struggled so much to effectively manage the opioid use crisis? You’ll get some fascinating historical context to understand the stigma...

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

YouTube video by Brittany Page Failures of America’s Drug Laws and Addiction Treatment w/ Dr. Melody Glenn!!!

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?...

“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine With Dr. Melody Glenn’s new book—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, And A Modern-Day Crisis—Dr. Marie Nyswander ...

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

“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine A powerful new book by Dr. Melody Glenn interweaves the barriers she's experienced with those faced by the pioneering Dr. Marie Nyswander.

"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:

4 Books I'm Looking Forward to About Women + Science Recent and forthcoming reads that pique my interest.

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...

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone among such good company!

Mother of Methadone and Fighting Against Today’s Addiction Crisis Dr. Melody Glenn was a burned-out emergency physician who had grown to resent the large population of opioid-dependent patients passing through her ER. While working at a methadone clinic, she realize...

Alex, let’s chat about it in San Francisco! it would be great to meet you IRL www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

The Ridiculously Interesting World of American Accents Podcast Episode · Culture Study Podcast · 08/06/2025 · 1h 18m

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?

the photo is missing you, tho! 😭

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...

On the Importance of Holistic Thinking in Combating Addiction In her trailblazing 1987 text, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria Anzaldúa wrote, “Bridges span liminal spaces between worlds, spaces I call nepantla, a Nahuatl word meaning tie…

“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.

On the Importance of Holistic Thinking in Combating Addiction In her trailblazing 1987 text, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria Anzaldúa wrote, “Bridges span liminal spaces between worlds, spaces I call nepantla, a Nahuatl word meaning tie…

"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

The Best Movies, TV, Music, Books, Theater and Art Arriving in July We’re about to hit peak summer, which means long days to dig into a great book or two (helpfully provided below), prestigious European festivals you can dip into on your travels, and some fantastic TV...

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...

Our four 20% off new release fiction picks of the week, discounted through August 2nd, 2025: - Pan: A Novel, by Michael Clune - Necessary Fiction: A Novel, by Eloghosa Osunde - Mendell Station: A Novel, by J.B. Hwang - Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar: A Novel, by Katie Yee

Our four 20% off new release nonfiction picks of the week, discounted through August 2nd, 2025: - The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin, by Paul Vigna - The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne, by Chris Sweeney - Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis, by Melody Glenn - Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource, by Sam Bloch

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...
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In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma Physician and writer Melody Glenn weaves memoir and history to spotlight addiction medicine pioneer Marie Nyswander while advocating for harm reduction in the ongoing opioid crisis.

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...

28 debut books to discover in July 2025 Here are the debut books that caught Debutiful’s eye this month. We think readers will find plenty to love among them. To see our curated list of standout titles, check out our “12 Noteworthy Debut…

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...

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worse If we want to stop deaths from fentanyl, we must stop the attacks on public health

"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

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Book Review :: Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis by Melody Glenn 'Mother of Methadone' by Melody Glenn highlights staff and patient experiences in addiction treatment via medical and social justice lenses.

Link to the full review here: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Book cover of Mother of Methadone highlighting Dr. Marie Nyswander

"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