carl eric fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. he is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at columbia university where he works in the division of law ethics and psychiatry. he also maintains a private psychiatry practice focusing on complementary and integrative approaches to treating addiction. his writing has appeared in nautilus slate and scientific american mind among among other outlets. leslie jameson is the author of the memoir recovering the essay collections make it scream make it burn and the empathy exams and the novel the gin closet. she is a contributing writer for the new york times magazine and her work has appeared in publications including the atlantic harpers the new york times book review the oxford american and the virginia quarterly review. she directs the graduate nonfiction program at columbia university. tonight they'll be discussing carl eric fisher's upcoming book the urge our history of addiction in this sweeping work karl eric fisher draws on his own experience as a clinician researcher and al

site bilby discussing carl eric fisher's upcoming book the urge of ourur history of addiction cl eric fisher draws on his own experience as a clinician, researcher and alcoholic in recovery as he traces the history and experience of addiction via exploration not only medicine and science but of literature, religion philosophy and public policy. the urge makes evidence our current decade-long opioid overdose crisis is only the latest iteration of a century long struggle that is persistently reflected the broader questions of what it means to be human and to care for onee another. i'm honored to turn over to our speakers the digital podium is yours carl and n leslie. >> carl, it is so great to be here with you tonight to get a chance to talk about this tremendous new book which is about a subject very near and dear to my heart. really doing something i've never seen done before quite like this. the sweep of your gaze and the amount of research and the way in which you distill it and ask us to think about and hold in our minds and hearts there is a compassion along the rigor of the book

eric fisher presenting his new book "the urge: our history of addiction" in conversation with lesliee. jamison. i hope you're all well and safe. thank you so much for joining us virtually tonight. through virtual events like tonight harvard book store continues to bring authors and their work to our community. eddie week we host events here on our zoom account and upcoming virtual events include the diva mohammed in conversation with -- leonard