Dr. Steven Kassels is an addiction and emergency medicine doctor with decades of experience.
He supports treating heroin and opiate addiction with replacement therapy, where controlled amounts of methadone or suboxone are prescribed to the person who is addicted.
Dr. Kassels has also written a fictional book that examines Maine's addiction epidemic. The book is called "Addiction on Trial: Tragedy in Downeast Maine."
If you're reading this and need help, the state has a lot of resources.
