How an addiction physician became a psychiatric patient himself

By Ben Kieffer,

Zachary Oren Smith

Published May 14, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Listen back to how a newly minted M.D. in a psychiatry residency program became a psychiatric patient himself.

On this episode of River to River, return to host Ben Kieffer's conversation with addiction physician Dr. Carl Erik Fisher. In his 2022 book The Urge: Our History of Addiction Fisher explores the nature of addiction throughout history, as well as his own journey with addiction.

Also this hour, the director of the Ames Laboratory, Adam Schwartz talks about the national laboratory at Iowa State University turning 75. Schwartz tells us about the Ames Laboratory's founding and their latest research.

This show was first produced on January 20, 2022.

Guests:

Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, author, "The Urge: Our History of Addiction"
Adam Schwartz, director, Ames Laboratory

How an addiction physician became a psychiatric patient himself

Listen back to how a newly minted M.D. in a psychiatry residency program became a psychiatric patient himself.

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