Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

“We don’t need more police incarceration; we need a brand new mental health system with the accompanying resources required to make it work once and for all,” notes Jim Anderson, MSPAS, PA-C.

Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, wonders if SAMHSA will make the methadone take-home flexibility program permanent.

Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, discusses strategies for adapting methadone induction protocols to meet the therapeutic needs of patients using fentanyl.

Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, describes proven public health approaches to tackling gun safety issues.

PAs, NPs, and other medical providers need to assess the health impact of high-impact policing on their patients and to advocate for change.

Some of the major theories behind why Black patients have seemingly worse outcomes than White patients cite racism, not race, as the root of the problem.

The accidental death by overdose of a friend adds new perspective for someone working in addiction medicine.