Mel-Med Addiction Clinic

08/09/2024

https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-county-council-opioid-epidemic-inmates/article_4d78f288-542e-11ef-a233-93a218109790.html

Spartanburg County Council requested on Aug. 5 around $2 million to create a program to treat inmates at the county detention center who are addicted to opioids

10/21/2022

https://youtu.be/UlqsBKx-9fM

DEA Take Back public service announcement reminding communities about the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 29, 2022. For more inf...

09/21/2021

Check it out! Doc on the panel! Thursday night at 6pm via Zoom. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-wrong-door-addressing-the-mental-health-substance-use-crisis-tickets-170062370127?aff=odeieiconstantcontact&ctct_id=700c58c3-dd7c-48c4-ab5c-90e1f72065ba_p2&ctct_c=PjUJzq3zbpMIGuAQYX9L4IHynu6ZJh49FIpSEUdxBTpvsSzG_XoAmA==

Medication-assisted recovery offered here. We believe recovery is about the whole person. Let us help you meet your goals!

09/09/2021

Please get your vaccine.

06/16/2021

Data shows that this treatment works. How can we make this work in our community?

An approach called contingency management rewards drug users with money and prizes for staying abstinent. But few programs offer it, in part because of moral objections to the concept.

06/08/2021

Doc in another interview, this time on cross-addiction. Read to learn more...

What you need to know about finding a therapist that will help you get through cross-addictions when in recovery.

04/28/2021

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/heroes-of-the-addiction-crisis-how-dr-melissa-fritsche-is-helping-to-battle-one-of-our-most-seriou-4f5f2f3c4bae

Don’t be afraid to connect with patients. Human connection is a part of the therapeutic relationship to recovery and as healthcare…

04/14/2021

There has been good interest in alcohol use during the pandemic. I am grateful for this opportunity to share information. Do you need to check on your use?

Dr. Melissa Fritsche discusses how a year of social distancing practices have impacted americans with alcohol disorders