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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the wonderful conversation around methadone, harm reduction, and the pioneering Dr. Marie Nyswander, @osmosismed.bsky.social.
www.osmosis.org/podcast/cent... @beaconpress.bsky.social @drugpolicy.org @acepnation.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social @harmreduction.org

Centering Harm Reduction in Addiction Treatment: Dr. Melody Glenn, Associate Professor of Addiction and Emergency Medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

Why has America struggled so much to effectively manage the opioid use crisis? You’ll get some fascinating historical context to understand the stigma...

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · Sep 15

Today I'm joined by @melodyglenn.bsky.social to discuss her fantastic new book, addiction medicine, harm reduction, changing your mind, and finding hope in dark times!

Get Dr. Glenn's new book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015...

Watch the interview here: youtu.be/CwxqGo5dB4g?...

Failures of America’s Drug Laws and Addiction Treatment w/ Dr. Melody Glenn!!!

YouTube video by Brittany Page

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

When @melodyglenn.bsky.social discovered the work of Dr. Marie Nyswander, who had a tremendous amount of respect and empathy for drug users, it was a lightbulb moment. 💡

Nyswander was just the mentor she was looking for. @filtermag.bsky.social

“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine

With Dr. Melody Glenn’s new book—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, And A Modern-Day Crisis—Dr. Marie Nyswander ...

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Until we incorporate harm reduction, I think the stigma will remain."

@melodyglenn.bsky.social, author of "Mother of Methadone," discusses pioneer Dr. Marie Nyswander, carceral clinics, being targeted for bupe prescribing and the doctor-as-savior trope with @helenredmond.bsky.social:

“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine

A powerful new book by Dr. Melody Glenn interweaves the barriers she's experienced with those faced by the pioneering Dr. Marie Nyswander.

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Olivia Campbell @oliviacampbell.bsky.social · Aug 18

This month's roundup of books on women and science is up on my newsletter, Beyond Curie. It includes books by @melodyglenn.bsky.social, @berondam.bsky.social Hanne Strager, and Katherine J. Parkin. open.substack.com/pub/oliviaca...

4 Books I'm Looking Forward to About Women + Science

Recent and forthcoming reads that pique my interest.

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone among such good company!

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Aug 12

Alex, let’s chat about it in San Francisco! it would be great to meet you IRL www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Mother of Methadone and Fighting Against Today’s Addiction Crisis

Dr. Melody Glenn was a burned-out emergency physician who had grown to resent the large population of opioid-dependent patients passing through her ER. While working at a methadone clinic, she realize...

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Aug 6

I had such a good time speaking with the incredible @annehelen.bsky.social for the Culture Study pod! Check it out to learn more about regional accents of English (including a detour through Utah, h/t @joeystanley.com) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Ridiculously Interesting World of American Accents

Podcast Episode · Culture Study Podcast · 08/06/2025 · 1h 18m

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Aug 6

It was an honor to chat with @emilydufton.bsky.social, another member of the elite Marie Nyswander club, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Won't you join us?

Emily Dufton @emilydufton.bsky.social · Aug 6

I talked to @melodyglenn.bsky.social about her new hybrid biography/history/memoir “Mother of Methadone.” A humane portrait of a stigmatized treatment, and a fun conversation. Thanks Melody! newbooksnetwork.com/mother-of-me...

Melody Glenn, "Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis" (Beacon Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Aug 2

the photo is missing you, tho! 😭

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · Jul 29

An excerpt from MOTHER OF METHADONE by @melodyglenn.bsky.social and an interview with the author over at the Tucson Essay Club substack:

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you, everyone who came out to hear the brilliant @maxjordan.bsky.social, @morgangodvin.bsky.social @chelsealshover.bsky.social, and me chat about #LiberateMethadone. It shouldn't be easier to get the poison than the cure. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015...

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jul 23

“Although people often believe that borders are designed to keep others out, more often, it is us that they keep trapped in.” @melodyglenn.bsky.social takes an expansive lens to the opioid epidemic.

On the Importance of Holistic Thinking in Combating Addiction

In her trailblazing 1987 text, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria Anzaldúa wrote, “Bridges span liminal spaces between worlds, spaces I call nepantla, a Nahuatl word meaning tie…

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 23

"To envision the path forward, we need the power of liminal spaces" - on the importance of holistic thinking in combating addiction. Thanks @literaryhub.bsky.social for giving this craft essay a home 💜 @beaconpress.bsky.social ‪‪@goldinagency.bsky.social‬ lithub.com/on-the-impor...

On the Importance of Holistic Thinking in Combating Addiction

In her trailblazing 1987 text, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria Anzaldúa wrote, “Bridges span liminal spaces between worlds, spaces I call nepantla, a Nahuatl word meaning tie…

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone!

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jul 22

This week’s new books include titles from Katie Yee, John Gregory Dunne, and more!

Sinéad O’Connor! Sin City! A “Jewish Jane Austen!” 21 new books out today.

The wheel of the year continues its slow, strange turn, a turning at once painfully glacial and precipitously swift. At the moment, the wheel has landed upon a morass of MAGA conspiracies, lurid re…

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Jul 22

Happy #PubDay, @melodyglenn.bsky.social! 🩺

MOTHER OF METHODONE, the stories of 2 doctors battling the opioid epidemic half a century apart that reveal the origins of today’s public health crisis, is “a vital read.” — @drcarlerik.bsky.social buff.ly/x6QXIIm

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thanks for including Mother of Methadone on Bloomberg's top reads for July! It comes out tomorrow, wherever you buy books 🧡 @bloomberg.com @beaconpress.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Best Movies, TV, Music, Books, Theater and Art Arriving in July

We’re about to hit peak summer, which means long days to dig into a great book or two (helpfully provided below), prestigious European festivals you can dip into on your travels, and some fantastic TV...

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The Literate Lizard @theliteratelizard.bsky.social · Jul 20

Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b...
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Our four 20% off new release fiction picks of the week, discounted through August 2nd, 2025:
- Pan: A Novel, by Michael Clune
- Necessary Fiction: A Novel, by Eloghosa Osunde
- Mendell Station: A Novel, by J.B. Hwang
- Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar: A Novel, by Katie Yee

Our four 20% off new release nonfiction picks of the week, discounted through August 2nd, 2025:
- The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin, by Paul Vigna
- The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne, by Chris Sweeney
- Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis, by Melody Glenn
- Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource, by Sam Bloch

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 18

In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen... @beaconpress.bsky.social

In ‘Mother of Methadone,’ a doctor reclaims empathy in the fight against opioid stigma

Physician and writer Melody Glenn weaves memoir and history to spotlight addiction medicine pioneer Marie Nyswander while advocating for harm reduction in the ongoing opioid crisis.

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Morgan Godvin @morgangodvin.bsky.social · Jul 16

Los Angeles people:

Come see me speaking at a book talk with @maxjordan.bsky.social and “Mother of Methadone” author @melodyglenn.bsky.social.

I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a lively chat!

Thursday July 24, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/opioid-cri...

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · Jul 11

Honored for "Mother of Methadone" to be included in @debutiful.bsky.social's list of books to read in July! @beaconpress.bsky.social @penparentis.bsky.social @goldinagency.bsky.social debutiful.net/2025/07/11/2...

28 debut books to discover in July 2025

Here are the debut books that caught Debutiful’s eye this month. We think readers will find plenty to love among them. To see our curated list of standout titles, check out our “12 Noteworthy Debut…

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troy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · May 22

"This isn’t the first time our country has used drugs as an excuse to target minoritized populations." ...And it won't do anything to stop drug overdoses either. @salonnewsroom.bsky.social

www.salon.com/2025/05/22/t...

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worse

If we want to stop deaths from fentanyl, we must stop the attacks on public health

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Melody Glenn, MD MFA @melodyglenn.bsky.social · May 14

Link to the full review here: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Book Review :: Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis by Melody Glenn

'Mother of Methadone' by Melody Glenn highlights staff and patient experiences in addiction treatment via medical and social justice lenses.

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