David I. Deyhimy is an addiction medicine specialist and anesthesiologist dedicated to helping those suffering from drug addiction and preventing overdose deaths from opioids. He is the founder and medical director of MYMATCLINIC (also on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram @mymatclinic), specializing in treating and prescribing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Additionally, he serves as the chief medical advisor for End Overdose, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing opioid overdose deaths through education, training, and distribution of overdose reversal resources. Dr. Deyhimy also holds the position of medical director at The Solace Foundation of Orange County, the first naloxone distribution program in Orange County with over 2200 documented opioid overdose reversals. Moreover, he acts as a medical advisor for health care companies focusing on treatments and technologies for opioid use disorder and preventing overdose death. A firm believer in medical research and evidence-based treatments for drug addiction, he has helped thousands of patients improve their lives with medical treatments, education, and behavioral change.
David I. Deyhimy is an addiction medicine specialist and anesthesiologist dedicated to helping those suffering from drug addiction and preventing overdose deaths from opioids. He is the founder and medical director of MYMATCLINIC (also on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram @mymatclinic), specializing in treating and prescribing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Additionally, he serves as the chief medical advisor for End Overdose, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing opioid overdose deaths through education, training, and distribution of overdose reversal resources. Dr. Deyhimy also holds the position of medical director at The Solace Foundation of Orange County, the first naloxone distribution program in Orange County with over 2200 documented opioid overdose reversals. Moreover, he acts as a medical advisor for health care companies focusing on treatments and technologies for opioid use disorder and preventing overdose death. A firm believer in medical research and evidence-based treatments for drug addiction, he has helped thousands of patients improve their lives with medical treatments, education, and behavioral change.
According to a recent report by the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis, “more than 600,000 people in the USA and Canada have died from opioid overdose since 1999, and a staggering 1.2 million more are estimated to die due to overdose by 2029.”
The opioid crisis has reinforced hard lessons learned in earlier health crises. Chief among those is that we need multiple strategies if we are going …
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