Joel Mcdurmon

The Doctor of Addictions Joel Mcdurmon

You are about to read about a remarkable doctor who survived through remarkable odds, went on to revolutionize addiction treatment, and now presents the most promising model yet for addressing our opioid epidemic. You are also about to read the tragedy of how powerful forces moved to destroy him, and what this means for us today. Dr. Kishore survived from his very birth through a miracle, grew into a star pupil in India, became a doctor, came to the U. S., landed by the hand of providence in an addiction care hospital, studied further at Harvard University, worked with world-renowned physicians and professors, became a medical director of multiple hospitals and medical programs, directed the medical care of a whole state's correctional institutions, opened his own private practice, revolutionized addiction treatment, attained unheard-of sobriety rates, grew his business from a single office into 52 clinics with 370 employees and $20 million in revenue, donated 30 percent of his own salary to an educational charity he created, treated over a quarter of a million addicted individuals and their families, was honored with awards from all kinds of hospitals, professional groups, professional sports teams, and much more, and . . . yet his own state government and other powerful interests opposed him and took him down. Be prepared to have your eyes opened to a better way and to why powerful forces oppose it to the bitter end. . . .