Last week, Lauren Gilger & I chatted re fentanyl & the effective meds we have to treat addiction: buprenorphine and methadone. But thanks to stigma, regulatory barriers, & #priorAuth's, they're still too hard to get. KJZZ Phoenix ASAM Arizona Medical Association (ArMA) kjzz.org/text/the-show/…

Overdose prevent centers are an effective and mainstream strategy to reduce fatal ODs, link people who use drugs to treatment, & save taxpayer dollars. AZ legislators want to ban them. AZ Capitol Times (State Affairs Arizona) ASAM Drug Policy Alliance Arizona Medical Association (ArMA) azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/03/2…

Dr. Melody Glenn, an addiction physician at the University of Arizona, argues in her guest commentary that overdose prevention centers (OPCs) are a vital tool in reducing overdose deaths and improving public health. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/03/2…

Melody J. Glenn, MD, MFA, says creative writing & the humanities make her a better physician. Her upcoming memoir explores doctors battling the opioid crisis across generations and storytelling bridges her work in ER & addiction care. More from University of Arizona Health Sciences: bit.ly/3GFwBt8

Melody Glenn, MD, MFA, received a 2025 President’s Award from NAEMSP! 🎉 Dr. Glenn has made notable contributions to our specialty, including her work developing ABEM's Substance and Opioid Use Disorder modules. #ABEMProud hubs.la/Q03mlJYq0 Melody Glenn, MD MFA UA College of Medicine – Tucson

Act now! Tell the administration to expand access to lifesaving care by eliminating the DEA’s prohibition on the prescribing of methadone for OUD. Use this toolkit to submit your comment >> ow.ly/t95j50VSS3N

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worse bit.ly/4dtlCit

“Only the people can save the people”: As Trump guts harm reduction programs, activists fight back bit.ly/4dCErAa

“I was expected to heal others, but my job made it impossible to adequately care for myself and my baby.” Dr. Melody Glenn explains how becoming a mom made it impossible for her to lead an ER time.com/7296501/mom-im…

Honored for "Mother of Methadone" to be included in DEBUTIFUL's list of books to read in July! Beacon Press Frances Goldin Literary Agency Pine State Publicity Pen Parentis helps writers who are parents! University of Arizona Health Sciences debutiful.net/2025/07/11/27-…

& for DEBUTIFUL’s nonfiction list we have MOTHER OF METHADONE by Dr Melody Glenn! debutiful.net/2025/07/11/27-…

Los Angeles people: Come see me speaking at a book talk with the indomitable Max Jordan Nguemeni and “Mother of Methadone” author and physician @MGlennEm. Tuesday July 24 at Village Well books in Culver City! I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a good chat. eventbrite.com/e/opioid-crisi…

In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma sfchronicle.com/entertainment/… San Francisco Chronicle Beacon Press

OUT TOMORROW! amazon.com/Mother-Methado…

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone on Bloomberg's top reads for July! It comes out tomorrow, wherever you buy books 🧡James Tarmy Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"To envision the path forward, we need the power of liminal spaces" - on the importance of holistic thinking in combating addiction. Thanks Literary Hub for giving this craft essay a home 💜 Beacon Press Frances Goldin Literary Agency lithub.com/on-the-importa…

Thank you, everyone who came out to hear the brilliant Max Jordan Nguemeni, Morgan Godvin, and me chat about #LiberateMethadone at Village Well Books & Coffee with UCLA Center for Social Medicine TheSidewalkProject Los Angeles Community Health Project SSG HOPICS. It shouldn't be easier to get the poison than the cure. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015/m…

It was an honor to discuss Mother of Methadone with historian and co-member of the elite Marie Nyswander fan club, Emily Dufton, for New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). Have a listen? newbooksnetwork.com/mother-of-meth… Beacon Press