John Boland and Timothy Cordes welcome experimental psychologist Dr. “Andi” Clements from East Tennessee State University to discuss her struggles to publish questions which threaten the “medication first” dogma for treatment of opioid use disorder.
Professor Clements describes her experiences in teaching about trauma to churches. She explains how opioid medications interfere with natural reinforcement from social connection, and her question whether medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces individuals’ ability to form social connections that would drive natural recovery. She indicates that the Church could be one place offering strong community support to those in recovery.
The group reflects on the trajectory of heroin addicts after Vietnam, the success of AA, how to consider vulnerability to addiction, and what a study testing Professor Clements’ hypothesis would look like
Dr. Clements shares her hero, John Swinton from the University of Aberdeen.
Referred to:
What a Questioning Medication-First Addiction Treatment Made Me a Heretic
Intrinsically Motivated: An Uplift Appalachia Podcast on Apple Podcasts
Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil: Swinton, John on Amazon
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