Dr. Jonathan Avery

Dr. Jonathan Avery is working to combat stigma within the medical community against patients who struggle with substance use disorders.

Dr. Jonathan Avery knows the power of storytelling. As a psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine, he empowers his patients to share their recollections of recovery through online testimonials.

Drug overdoses took the lives of some 64,000 Americans in 2016, a 22 percent rise over the previous year.