Working Together For Your Recovery
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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 in my office one day a week, Tuesdays in Glendale near Glendale Adventist Medical Center.
My office address is:
1530 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Suite 204
Glendale CA 91207
Phone: (818) 790-4300, fax: (818) 790-4301
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A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain
In August 2017 vox.com published the best article I've ever seen on current science for treating chronic low back pain. If you're not familiar with what's new, it will stun you. The article reviews in great detail each type of treatment. Bottom line: [...]
A new study showed opioids are no better than Tylenol for some chronic pain
A new study shows opioids are no better than Tylenol for some chronic pain. A recent article in vox.com discusses a new study done on 240 patients in the Veterans Administration who had chronic pain. They compared using potent opioid pain [...]
Experts correct Secretary Tom Price on addiction treatment
On May 9, 2017, then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price gave a speech on opioid addiction to a group in West Virginia. He decried the use of Medication Assisted Treatment with methadone maintenance or ongoing Suboxone as "just substituting one opioid for another." But [...]
Adopting five healthy lifestyle habits increases longevity by more than a decade
Adopting five healthy lifestyle habits increases longevity by more than a decade A major free article in Circulation shows that by avoiding smoking or excessive drinking, maintaining a normal weight, exercising at least half an hour a day, and eating a healthy [...]
Major New York Times article on heart infections from injecting drugs
Today's New York Times has a vital article about heart infections ("endocarditis") caused by injecting drugs intravenously. In the area of Tennessee discussed in the article, some addicts return to the hospital two or more times with new infections. They are deadly. But they [...]
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 [...]