Opioid Use Disorder

Charles Atkins, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, national speaker, and author of fiction and nonfiction books. His short stories and articles have appeared in publications from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to Writer's Digest Magazine. His recent books on co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, and opioid use disorders, are used nationwide. He has written two plain-speak books on Alzheimer's disease and bipolar disorder. His first PARADE special edition magazine, The Science of Sleep, hit the stands April 2019. Dr. Atkins has served as a regional medical director for the Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, as well as the chief medical officer for Waterbury Hospital and Community Mental Health Affiliates. He is on the volunteer faculty at Yale University, School of Medicine and is a member of the Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC). He also writes urban fantasy both under his own name and as Caleb James.