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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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

Title from STATNews, March 5, 2024

5 min readMar 5, 2024

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

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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

17 min readMar 19, 2023

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

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Recommendation to Pharmacy Quality Alliance:

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

8 min readOct 22, 2022

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Taper Paper Compendium Update December 16, 2022

Prepared by Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc

23 min readJun 9, 2022

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Taper Paper Compendium Update December 16, 2022

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

The CDC must extend its eviction moratorium, now

Dear Dr. Redmond,

3 min readDec 27, 2020

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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

3 min readJun 22, 2020

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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

20 min readJun 16, 2020

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

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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…

4 min readSep 24, 2019

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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…

4 min readMar 26, 2019

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

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.

9 min readSep 18, 2018

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

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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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