Who Am I Without It? A Clinician’s Perspective on Medication Assisted Treatment and Identity

“If I stop, do I stop being me?” I’ve heard that question—some version of it—over and over. It’s not always spoken out loud. Sometimes it’s in the eyes of someone sitting across from me, arms crossed, half-smiling like they’re joking, even though they’re not. Sometimes it’s buried under more clinical questions: “Will this med change […]