The People Behind Opiate.us

Our Team & Editorial Standards

Every article on Opiate.us is written and reviewed by people with direct experience in addiction medicine, recovery, and health communication.

Editorial Policy: All content is reviewed for medical accuracy before publication and updated regularly. We follow SAMHSA and NIDA guidelines.

Founder

The story behind Opiate.us

Site Founder

Recovery Advocate · Author

5+ years in recovery

Founded Opiate.us in 2019

200+ articles published

"I used IV heroin for five years. During that time, I desperately searched for honest, practical information about withdrawal and recovery — and found very little. I created Opiate.us to be the resource I wished had existed."

After getting clean through a combination of inpatient treatment and medication-assisted therapy, the founder of Opiate.us spent years researching the science of addiction and recovery. The site launched in 2019 with a single goal: provide evidence-based, non-judgmental information to people going through withdrawal.

Today, Opiate.us reaches over 50,000 readers monthly. Every article is grounded in peer-reviewed research and reviewed for accuracy before publication.

Medical Review

Medical Review Team

Our content is reviewed by licensed healthcare professionals with expertise in addiction medicine and pharmacology.

Dr. James Whitfield, MD

Addiction Medicine Specialist

Board-Certified Addiction Medicine · 15 years clinical experience

Opioid Use Disorder

MAT (Suboxone/Methadone)

Detox Protocols

Sarah Chen, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist

Doctor of Pharmacy · Specializing in pain management and addiction pharmacology

Drug interactions

Withdrawal medications

OTC remedies

Dr. Maria Santos, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Specializing in substance use disorders

PAWS management

Dual diagnosis

Relapse prevention

Process

How we create content

Research

We identify topics based on what people actually search for during withdrawal and recovery. Sources: PubMed, NIDA, SAMHSA.

Write

Articles are written in plain language, grounded in peer-reviewed research, with citations for every medical claim.

Review

A licensed medical professional reviews each article for accuracy before publication.

Update

All content is reviewed at least annually and updated when new research or guidelines emerge.

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