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Meet Dr. Vance C. Shaw, FASAM. Dr Shaw is a Board Certified Addiction Medicine Specialist. He is the co-founder and the Medical Director of High Point Clinic and has practiced addiction medicine since 2008. His goal is to provide evidence based addiction medicine to those with opiate use disorder. He strives to educate about the causes and treatment for those suffering from the disease of addiction based on scientific and observed means.

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Dr. Shaw was chosen as one of three core faculty to assist in facilitating the initial Fellowship in Addiction Medicine through QCOM at ETSU in Johnson City, TN. 

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Dr. Shaw has written several articles regarding addiction and evidence based treatment which may be found here:

 

• 10 Very Important Things Every Person Should Know About Evidence Based Addiction Medicine

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• Understanding Addiction

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• A Brief Overview of Suboxone

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• The War on Addicts

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• The Myth of Tapering

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• Guidelines for Acute Pain Management for Buprenorphine Patients