<p><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">"Look after yourself. Look after each other." </strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">In 1986, Dr. I. Michael Kaufmann asked for help with his addiction to opiates. That life-changing call altered the course of his medical career, ultimately leading him to help thousands of others struggling with the same issues, including doctors, residents, and health professionals and their families. </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Drugs, Lies ' Docs</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> is his story-and so much more.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">"You either get help, or bad things happen."</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Drawing from a distinguished career that spans decades, Dr. Kaufmann explores addiction and recovery in the twenty-first century. </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Drugs, Lies ' Docs </em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">provides a rare glimpse into educating health care workers on how to help each other rise to meet the unique demands of addressing addiction in the medical profession. In the classroom of </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Drugs, Lies ' Docs</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> you'll gain wisdom and valuable insights while real-life testimonies, including Dr. Kaufmann's personal journey, steep each lesson in authenticity and compassion.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">"When we tell our stories, we are not alone. We join-we heal."</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Dr. Kaufmann knows stigma and shame kill as surely as a lethal overdose. He also knows firsthand that sharing honest stories about addiction and recovery is the most powerful way to reach those already suffering and help them break through to long-term wellness.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Authentic, compassionate, raw, and real, </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Drugs, Lies ' Docs</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> addresses addiction with dignity. It offers hope. With a commitment to education and a heartfelt call to action, Dr. Kaufmann's memoir champions recovery and the enduring humanity required to sustain it in the high-stakes world of medical practice.</span></p>
