Steve Wright, MD

Steven Wright, MD, is a residency-trained family physician with a 36-year clinical career. He has been active in addiction medicine for 31 years (board certified) and in medical pain management for 15 years. His work focuses on issues related to controlled substances, addiction, and medical pain management through consulting, speaking, advocacy, policy development, education, medical provider assessment and supervision, and medical-legal work.

His clinical interests include the neurophysiology and treatment of pain and addiction (including etiology, pharmacogenetics, and treatment), non-opioid analgesia, opioids (medical and non-medical use), benzodiazepines (serving as a medical consultant for the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices), cannabis (medical and non-medical use), adverse consequences, best practices, and systems of care.