• Numb: A Conversation with Shane Herring

  • May 9 2024
  • Length: 41 mins
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Numb: A Conversation with Shane Herring

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  • Join us as Shane Herring discusses his experience with losing his sister to a substance use disorder, the impact it had on his life, and how he is using his own experiences and recovery journey to positively impact lives.

    Shane Herring is the Manger of Clinical Operations for UAB Medicine’s Center for Psychiatric Medicine and the Program Director for UAB Medicine’s Addiction Scholars Program. In addition to serving in multiple roles with UAB, he is also a board member for the Addiction Prevention Coalition and a person in long-term recovery. Shane tells us about how the grief of losing his sister impacted him and his family, and how it was a contributing factor to his substance use. After a medical emergency, Shane was inspired to join the medical field by a nurse, who was supportive of people with substance use disorders. Today, Shane works to lead initiatives that support those with substance use disorders. He also works to educate healthcare professionals on the specific needs of those with substance use disorders and how to provide non-stigmatizing, supportive medical care.

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