Working Together For Your Recovery
I take the time you need for comprehensive care.
Welcome to Jim Gagné, M.D.’s practice
I’m board certified in internal medicine, addiction medicine, and pain medicine. I’m a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. I specialize in treating patients with chronic pain and addiction. I see patients privately 1-1/2 days a week in two locations: Tuesdays in Glendale near Glendale Adventist Medical Center and alternate Fridays in Pasadena on Lake Avenue. I’m also a physician consultant at two addiction treatment facilities: the Canyon at Peace Park in Malibu CA and Harmony Place in Woodland Hills
My office address is:
1530 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Suite 204
Glendale CA 91207
Phone: (818) 790-4300, fax: (818) 790-4301
6 January 2018: Major site update!
It’s taken two years, but I’ve finally finished updating my site to the latest technology. You’ll find more opportunities to submit a comment, and I got some of the book and audio recommendations moved to where you can find them. Oh, by the way, despite my repeated checking, it’s possible there are some broken links. Please just let me know.
Expertise
Learn more about my private practice in addiction medicine.
Patients with chronic pain get no respect.
I’m not a psychiatrist but have always been interested in helping people with emotional healing.
Though I’ve closed my internal medicine practice, you’ll find some useful health tips here: caring for a cold, all about hypertension, preventing heart disease, and more.
However we express it, the potential for spiritual experience lies within each of us. It can be more than a helpful adjunct to healing, at times essential. Click for more…
I’ve long wanted to be able to take note of interesting medical news and updates. Here’s my blog.
Awards
Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
In recognition of my training and experience in addiction medicine, I was named a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM) in 2015.
Pasadena Magazine's Top Doctors, 2013
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America's Top Physicians, 2013
In 2013, I was also selected as one of America’s Top Physicians.
Heavy metals and other toxins found in popular protein powders
A report in Consumer Reports describes a new study shows that many of the top-selling powders and drinks may contain concerning levels of heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead, and toxins like bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found [...]
Opioids after surgery PROLONG pain in rats
Opioids after surgery can, paradoxically, prolong pain Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to [...]
Updates from the American Society of Addiction Medicine conference
I attended the American Society of Medicine Annual Conference in San Diego the weekend of April 13, 2018. Much of the focus of the conference was on new information about addiction and its treatment. Here are some tidbits: Drug dealers and addicts can [...]
More than one drink/day risks premenstrual syndrome
Heavy drinking linked to worse PMS (Reuters Health) - Women who are heavy drinkers are at increased risk of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), new research shows. “Together with other researchers, we believe that alcohol increases PMS risk by altering the level [...]
Dying To Be Free is a powerful indictment of brain-dead addiction treatment
A long-form article in the huffingtonpost.com website, "Dying To Be Free" details the brain-dead treatment given to heroin addicts in state-sponsored programs Kentucky: humiliation, "tear you down so we can build you up," and an exclusive focus on abstinence. One of the [...]
Wired laments the poor state of addiction rehabilitation
In the 4/1/2018 Wired Magazine article "Addiction Rehab Is Broken. Can Technology Fix It?," author Zachary Siegal complains that the humiliation-based treatment he received is unscientific and ineffective. You bet! He suggests using iPhone apps to resolve this problem. I [...]