Drug overdose deaths are sweeping across the Muslim community throughout the United States. Many families are focusing on covering up the problem instead of seeking treatment.

Dr. Amer Syed Raheemullah, an addiction specialist and clinical instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, talks about the problem, why it exists, and faith-based programs for Muslims that exist locally.

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This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on December 23, 2023

About the Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC):
The Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC) is a registered non-profit organization, provides a national platform for Canadian Muslim physicians and medical students to collaborate on clinical services, community health promotion and outreach, professional education, networking, mentorship, advocacy and research initiatives.

Madina House is a non-profit organization that provides a private program for Muslims recovering from addiction using a recovery home model. Applicants sign up after completing a residential program covered by their insurance. For more information, visit [ Ссылка ]

MCC is also hosting an addiction family support group: [ Ссылка ]

- MCC's Substance Use Family Support Group: [ Ссылка ]
- More talks about various forms of use in the Muslim Community: [ Ссылка ]
- More Dr. Amer: [ Ссылка ]

About the Presenter:
Dr. Amer Raheemullah, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Addiction Medicine Consult Service at Stanford Hospital. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and has a special interest in developing methods to increase access to basic addiction treatment, through hospital settings, telehealth digital solutions, and criminal justice settings.

He was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and pursued his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Illinois. He worked in the jails and prisons to provide free education and addiction programs for years until completing his Internal Medicine training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He moved on to complete an Addiction Medicine fellowship at Stanford and stayed on the faculty to launch the Addiction Medicine Consult Service which offers addiction interventions to hospitalized patients by a team of addiction medicine specialists, peer recovery counselors, and complex care managers. He lives with his wife and two children in the Bay Area where he also helps design digital solutions to increase access to addiction treatment.

His Clinical Focus is opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, prescription medication tapering, internal medicine, smoking cessation, and addiction medicine.

Learn more about him at [ Ссылка ]

Resources
- Al-Anon Family Group (for families with a loved one suffering through an addiction): [ Ссылка ]
- East Bay Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous (for those suffering through an addiction): [ Ссылка ]
- Alameda County Department of Public Health – Substance Abuse Resource List: [ Ссылка ]
- Alameda County Behavioral Health – Resource List and Helpline (1-844-682-7215): [ Ссылка ]

Additional Resources

- Madina House - Recovery House in San Francisco Bay Area: [ Ссылка ]
- Muslims find a safe place to recover from alcohol addiction: the mosque: [ Ссылка ]
- For Muslims wrestling with substance abuse, it’s often a silent struggle: [ Ссылка ]
- Substance Abuse and Addiction in the Muslim Community: Facing Stigma and Seeking Support
The Imam and the Drug Addict, IlmFeed: [ Ссылка ]
- Overcoming Addiction: An Islamic Approach to Recovery (OAIAR): [ Ссылка ]

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