Who is Dr. Tom Reach?

Dr. Tom Reach is a physician in long term recovery from substance use disorders. He practiced emergency medicine for over 20 years around the coal fields of Central Appalachia, ground zero for the opioid epidemic, eventually falling prey to the disease himself.... In recovery now for over 19 years, Dr. Reach is an active member of the recovery community and an outspoken advocate for patients' rights, evidence-based Medication Assisted Therapy, expansion of treatment, enforcement of parity laws, and criminal justice reform for people with addictive disorders. He served for four years on the Legislative Committee of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and is a Past President of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine.

  
 
Addiction Medicine and Advocacy for People with Addictive Disorders
In 2010, Dr. Reach and his wife opened a small addiction practice. By 2015, the organization had grown to 12 facilities in four states with 40 providers and over 100 employees providing care for 2,500 patients.... Many authorities in the field considered Dr. Reach's best practice guidelines a solid model for a National Standard of Care for outpatient medication assisted therapy. In eight years of operation, the organization gave away over a million dollars' worth of free medical care to those in most desperate need.
 
Legal Fight

On May 2, 2018, after years of commitment by Dr. Reach to his professional mission and vigorous public advocacy, over 100 federal agents swept into his medical practices and his small family farm.... Thousands of medical records, computers, and personal cell phones were seized and taken away. This event disrupted thousands of people's lives and put many patients at risk of relapse and death. These raids were well documented and scrutinized in the national press, including Fox Business News. Dr. Reach lost everything except what really mattered... his faith, family, true friends, and his recovery. Now more than three years later, with his life torn apart by financial and legal struggles, the prosecutor has indicted Dr. Reach on 42 charges. While Dr. Reach maintains that his actions were legal, ethical, and moral, he nevertheless faces a David vs Goliath battle to vindicate not only his name, but the right to practice patent-focused addiction medicine. For all who have an interest in the future of addiction treatment and the wellbeing of people who suffer with addictive disorders, Dr. Reach's fight is theirs as well. Dr. Reach has dedicated his professional life to speaking out for and treating the underserved, as both a physician and a recovery advocate. Now he faces the loss of not only his professional privileges but also his personal freedom as he faces hundreds of years of potential prison time.
 
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