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Kristen Fuller, MD

Medical Doctor

Addiction Expert

Education

  • Family Medicine Residency, University of Tennessee
  • Medical Doctor, Saba University School of Medicine, The Bottom, Caribbean Netherlands
  • Bachelor of Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

Areas of Expertise

  • Addiction Treatment
  • Mental Health
  • Behavioral Addictions

Kristen Fuller, MD

Kristen Fuller, MD, earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine, and completed her Family Medicine Residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.

During this time, Dr. Fuller recognized a critical gap in patient education regarding mental health and addiction medicine. Early in residency, she encountered patients with complex medical conditions yet noticed that few medical professionals addressed their quality of life or mental health. She devoted many hours each week to working with patients who were severely depressed, suicidal, struggling with heroin addiction, and enduring some of the darkest moments of their lives.

Dr. Fuller views addiction and mental health disorders as diseases, not life choices. She believes that effective treatment must begin with education, a step that is often overlooked in exam rooms, emergency departments, and hospitals. Motivated by this gap, she began educating both the public and her patients about mental health and substance use early in her career by contributing to online platforms that focused on these issues.

After years of practicing medicine in emergency rooms and urgent care settings and witnessing the profound toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Fuller discovered her passion had shifted from bedside medicine to mental health advocacy. She believes that the written word is one of the most powerful tools for change.

Today, she uses her voice as a writer, her experience as a physician, and her dedication to mental health and addiction medicine to break down stigma and educate the public on topics too often left unspoken.

Content Written by Kristen Fuller, MD

New Law Expands Pharmacists’ Role In Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Published:

Navigating The Holidays When A Loved One Drinks Too Much Published:

ChatGPT To Introduce Adults-Only Erotica Version, Concerns Over AI Porn Addiction Arise Published:

AI Porn Addiction Published:

AI Addiction Published:

Young Adults Are Using Cannabis And Alcohol To Fall Asleep Published:

How Much Does Naltrexone Cost? Published:

Seniors With Opioid Use Disorder Receive Substandard Care Published:

Gabapentin For Alcohol Use Disorder Published:

Naltrexone For Opioid Addiction Published:

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Content reviewed by Kristen Fuller, MD

FDA Moves To Restrict 7-OH Opioid Products Published:

Dusting: A Deadly Trend Of Inhalant Abuse Published:

Panic Disorder And Addiction Published:

U.S. Surgeon General Calls For Cancer Warnings On Alcohol Published:

What Is Pink Cocaine? The Drug Found In Liam Payne’s Autopsy Published:

Signs Of Fentanyl Abuse Published:

Treatment For Fentanyl Addiction Published:

Fentanyl Withdrawal And Detox Timeline Published:

Galaxy Gas: Flavored Whipped Cream Charger Or Dangerous Drug?  Published:

Connecticut State Senators Move To Classify Addiction As Occupational Disease Published:

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