Archive for October 2019
SJ Distinguished Men 2019 – Dr. Joseph Savon, MD
SJ Distinguished Men 2019 – JOSEPH SAVON, MD – He wants to change the way we think about addiction. A gastroenterologist with more than 25 years of experience, Savon has treated countless patients with liver disease related to alcoholism. But by the time patients came to him, the damage was done – something he found…
Read MoreThe New Face of Addiction Recovery
Addiction recovery is something that a lot of us don’t want to discuss or even think about. But when you, a loved one or someone who is important in your life finds that their use of alcohol, opioids or other substances becomes unhealthy it is a topic that can’t be avoided. Fortunately, New Life Medical…
Read MoreWhat is medication assisted therapy (MAT) and why it might be important to me?
By Dr. Joe Savon, New Life’s Medical Director & Co-Founder MAT is medication assisted therapy. It allows for continued medical care for a condition that has truly become a medical issue with diseased circuitry in the brain making good decision difficult to impossible. There are several options for treatment of opioid use disorder using medication…
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