Strolling With Recovering Addicts

• Autores: Sahar Mohamed Soliman, Hamza Jalal
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 315, Nº. 18, 2016, págs. 1949-1950
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • “Clonazepam, oxycodone, and a bottle of Crown Royal were more than enough to successfully commit suicide. Years of using and a continued downhill spiral had led to this point of darkness. But, thankfully, I failed at killing myself and instead was admitted to a local addiction treatment facility, filled with shame and guilt.” Thus spoke a physician-addict in recovery to a group of medical students, of which I was a part, spending a week at a nationally renowned addiction treatment center interacting with patients with substance-related and addictive disorders. The location was an ideal environment for someone starting on the journey to recovery. The lush green fields and surrounding lakes filled the campus with a serene and calming aura creating an inspirational setting