The Preventable Epidemic with Dr. Arun Gupta

Jeff speaks with Doctor & Best-Selling Author Arun Gupta. Dr. Gupta wrote the book, "The Preventable Epidemic: A Frontline Doctor's Experience and Recommendations to Resolve America's Opioid Crisis."

Dr. Arun Gupta has practiced medicine for 35 years. Throughout decades of treating addiction patients, he has seen firsthand the devastation and heartbreak caused to their families. He recently formed the RAOE Foundation, a non-profit focused on resolving the opioid crisis, and is a highly sought-after speaker.

In the episode, Dr. Gupta shares how a gap in medical school education about the importance of screening and brief intervention for addiction and the numerous regulations doctors must adhere to have become a barrier to treatment for so many who need it. He shares his thoughts on harm reduction strategies, and how we can reach t ...