TnSAM Chapter Monthly Meetings
Please contact Dr. Zotos or ASAM membership for dates and times.
A Zoom invitation will be sent to members upon request.
Editorial– Issues Threatening the Well-being of Our Patients
Dear TnSAM Members,
I want to express concern about two pressing issues that threaten the well-being of our patients. Recent work by Pinsley et al and the voiced experience of TNSAM members from across Tennessee highlight the difficulty our patients are having when they seek medically assisted treatment. Pinsley et al found that 53% of the time patients presenting to a pharmacy in...
A Message from the President: Daniel D Sumrok, MD, FAAFP, DFASAM, ABPM, ABAM
Greetings TNSAM members,
There has never been a more important or exciting time to bring your expertise, experience, and skills to the emerging field of Addiction Medicine. There are high expectations facing us as pioneers and innovators while a pandemic has isolated us from each other and as overdose deaths have soared in Tennessee and across the country.
It has...
Exciting Time For Addiction Medicine – Alexander Zotos, MD, FASAM
Greetings from TnSAM,
I hope everyone enjoys their summer and takes some time off for family, friends, and personal endeavors.
It is an exciting time for addiction medicine. More and more light is being shed on the opioid epidemic currently facing our communities. The tides are turning on the liberal use of opiates for “chronic pain.” Just recently, the President of the AMA, Steven Stack,...
Dr. John Standridge Passes the Presidency Baton to Dr. Alex Zotos
Happy 2015, Everyone. I want to thank you for entrusting me with the presidency of TNSAM for my 2-year term which just ended. I want to wish Dr. Alex Zotos all the best as he assumes the leadership of this strong and commendable organization. I also wish to welcome our newest members to TNSAM: Kenneth Trzil, Jonesborough, Tennessee; Joseph Radawi, Jonesborough; Tony Yost, Greeneville; Brandon...