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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

The “War on Recovery” shines light on a shameful opioid policy response

Title from STATNews, March 5, 2024

Mar 5

The “War on Recovery” shines light on a shameful opioid policy response

Mar 5

My doctor says they have to lower my long-term opioid medicine. “What can I do? What do I say?”

A guide for patients & families

Mar 19, 2023

My doctor says they have to lower my long-term opioid medicine. “What can I do? What do I say?”

Mar 19, 2023

Recommendation to Pharmacy Quality Alliance:

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) regularly develops pharmacy-related quality measures, which are in turn adopted by more prominent…

Oct 22, 2022

Oct 22, 2022

Taper Paper Compendium Update December 16, 2022

Prepared by Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc

Jun 9, 2022

Taper Paper Compendium Update December 16, 2022

Jun 9, 2022

The CDC must extend its eviction moratorium, now

Dear Dr. Redmond,

Dec 27, 2020

Dec 27, 2020

Finding Mutual Support Groups for Addiction and Mental Illness in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adaptation by Dr. Stefan Kertesz of a list provided by Dr. Stephen Martin

Jun 22, 2020

Jun 22, 2020

Our Response to the CDC’s Request for Comment on Management of Acute and Chronic Pain:

Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc, Ajay Manhapra, MD, Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH

Jun 16, 2020

Our Response to the CDC’s Request for Comment on Management of Acute and Chronic Pain:

Jun 16, 2020

A proposed rule to expand law enforcement access to addiction treatment records is not one I…

The United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration proposed, on August 25, a change to federal rules that govern how and…

Sep 24, 2019

Sep 24, 2019

Opioid Settlement Money: will we treat or to not treat addiction?

Overdose deaths involving opioids took 176,639 American lives in the 5-year period from 2013 through 2017. We know it. Walk into a college…

Mar 26, 2019

Mar 26, 2019

A fall in heroin “initiates” is good, but tells us less than meets the eye

A recent report regarding the newest National Survey on Drug Use and Health finds a decline in “new initiates” of heroin from 2016 to 2017.

Sep 18, 2018

A fall in heroin “initiates” is good, but tells us less than meets the eye

Sep 18, 2018

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

I am a primary care doctor and researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham who focuses on how to deliver high quality care for vulnerable populations.

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