Emma Fenske, DO

Addiction Medicine fellow via @ohsuimres with a passion for narrative medicine, Med Ed, advocacy, global health. Posts reflect my thoughts only.

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I’m grateful to share Living Loss, a poem about the quiet grief that unfolds even while someone is still here. Writing it was a way to name an something many of us carry but rarely articulate.@SocietyGIM

📖https://t.co/cZo7ZRIgpp

#NarrativeMedicine #Humanities #MedEd #grief

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Nicotine pouches, vaping or cigarettes: Which nicotine product is actually the least harmful? https://t.co/j9GkGGlGaQ via @ConversationUS

#addictionmedicine #meded #medicine #nicotine

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Not all nicotine products are equally harmful. An addiction medicine physician explains how to parse the science.
https://t.co/yZOQVJ0RUC

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@denversummitfc 🔥

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

Just because alcohol is legal and everywhere doesn’t mean it’s safe. A growing body of research links even occasional drinking to a number of diseases including cancer.

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

Alcohol contributes to 2.6 million deaths annually worldwide and increases the risk for at least seven types of cancer.

A physician in addiction medicine explains how even though alcohol is legal, common and widely socially accepted, it is not safe.

https://t.co/VfafmpPRAo

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My newest article published in the Conversation:

#publichealth #alcohol #addictionmedicine #evidence

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Despite growing evidence of alcohol’s harms, it remains deeply embedded in social norms and cultural rituals, both in the US and abroad.
https://t.co/VfafmpPRAo

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As I wrap up my AdM fellowship, I’m grateful to share a recent publication in the Journal of Addiction Medicine on buprenorphine for the management of 7-OH use:

https://t.co/YXOW61tcy5

#AddictionMedicine #MedTwitter #MedEd #Research

[Emma Fenske, DO @emma_fenske]

@DrSiyabMD Except not the same thing at all.

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@ASAMorg

[Emma Fenske, DO @emma_fenske]

Grateful to be at the ASAM 2026 Conference connecting with colleagues, learning from leaders in addiction medicine, and bringing back insights to better support our patients and communities. #ASAM2026 #AddictionMedicine

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@guyfelicella https://t.co/HBgiO6dsMU

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@OGdukeneurosurg Just a tube taped to her mouth for starters…

[Emma Fenske, DO @emma_fenske]

@AmmousMD Not even close to what that systematic review showed🙄It actually showed:
•In older adults, low LDL is associated with higher mortality in observational data, not high LDL = lower mortality. As such:
•high LDL is not protective or causally related to CV disease

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@bingbingbom @amandav_pharmd

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@DrNeilStone

[Portland Tribune @portlandtribune]

✍️"Just as we advocate for parks, recreation centers, and strong schools, we must call on Oregon policymakers to authorize and fund pilot safe consumption sites," Emma Fenske writes.

Read more: https://t.co/LiwlG1ZT9m

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Featured in #SGIMForum: Poetry ✨
Living Loss by Emma Fenske, DO is a powerful meditation on grief that exists even when someone is still here.

Through spare, intimate lines, this poem explores caregiving, addiction, illness, and the quiet endurance of love—capturing the experience of mourning a future that feels uncertain while holding onto hope.

This is a piece to sit with. To read slowly. To feel.

👉 Read Living Loss: https://t.co/LZFc1ULGvr

@emma_fenske

#SGIM #MedicalHumanities #PhysicianWriters #PoetryInMedicine #LivingLoss

[Emma Fenske, DO @emma_fenske]

Detox isn’t treatment. It’s just the first step. Addiction is a chronic brain disease, and recovery requires ongoing care, not just getting through withdrawal. We need to rethink how we define “treatment.” @ConversationUS

https://t.co/NRdJq6atfe

#addiction #MedEd #recovery

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Getting through detox doesn’t mean an addiction is over.

Addiction is a chronic brain disease, and without ongoing care, most people relapse. Recovery takes months or years, not just a few days. https://t.co/gwhrAvaJB2

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@SamaHoole Wait, you guys are going to Barcelona?