The Ars Longa Initiative: Addiction // Recovery Project
Treat addiction, save lives. It’s a simple message anyone can get behind. Will you stand with us to spread the word?
The Ars Longa Initiative: Addiction // Recovery Projects seeks to reshape the narrative surrounding addiction by rallying artists, musicians, medical professionals, organizations, media influencers, and anyone who has ever suffered from or loved someone who suffers from addiction to join us in a widespread effort toward destigmatizing substance use disorders (the preferred term these days for addiction to substances) especially amongst the medical community and wider public through the power of media, music, and education.
We’re building a brand new Ars Longa Media. So check back soon for the new website. This week October 16-22, we want to draw your attention to activities surrounding the AMerican Society of Addiction Medicine’s National Addiction Treatment Week. Learn more at TreatAddictionSaveLives.Org
Here’s What We’re Rolling Out:
Addictoholics Anonymous Podcast
We’ll be launching a new podcast about addiction with hosts like addiction doc, Nicole Labor, DO (whose powerful story of her own recovery is contained in her book
Punk Goes Recovery
Consider sponsoring a song for our cover album and become involved in the creative process (plus you’ll get the nifty title of executive producer)
Save Lives Educational Campaign
We aim to create ripples of change, but there’s a good chance with your help we can create some actual waves. Each October the American Society of Addiction
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Why We Need You:
Every journey begins with a single step, and your support can propel this project into the hearts and minds of millions. Together, we can make a measurable impact. Whether you’re contributing financially, sharing our message, contributing content, submitting a question or idea, you’re part of the change.
Be a Voice of Change. Pledge Today.
Let’s rewrite the script on addiction and spread hope for countless individuals and their loved ones. Contribute today to help us make this podcast, produce this album, and spread the message #TreatAddictionSaveLives
How are we using the money?
We’ll be using it mostly to fairly compensate the artists, content creators, and the production and design team but 10% will go directly to ASAM’s “Treat Addiction, Save Lives” fund. If you want the real inside scoop, however, on how an album or podcast is made, how these things are funded, what content we’re working on, who’s involved, then sign up for our email list below. It’ll be fun.
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Addiction Medicine Education From Ars Longa Media
Ars Longa Media: Substance Use Disorder and Addiction Medicine Education Playlist (Click Here)
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ARTISTS
Tyler Posey
Unwell
Everyone Dies In Utah
We’re actively recruiting artists. If you’ve got song suggestions, add them to our Spotify Playlist
Our Team
Patrick C. Beeman, MD
CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EMAIL OFFICER
Patrick is a father of five kids, Air Force veteran, physician, writer, medical educator, quondam philosophy professor and obviously still trying to figure it out. He is a proud Ohioan, and admits to being a shitty Catholic. Learn more about Dr. Beeman at linktr.ee/DrBeeman.
Homeschooled for most of his life (which explains a lot), he started his undergraduate education close to home at Lorain County Community College, where he proudly graduated with an Associate of Arts in music and saved a bunch of money on college tuition. He took his B.A. in philosophy and theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Prior to medical school he picked up a master’s degree in philosophy from Cleveland State University then continued his commitment to being educated in Ohio and received his M.D. at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Wright State University-Wright Patterson Air Force Base Combined Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
After residency, the Air Force sent him to Scott Air Force Base where he served on activity duty, achieved the rank of Major, and spent a few years missing Ohio (not unlike Odysseus longing for Ithaca) before he received an honorable discharge and returned home. He hopes to find time someday to complete his nearly-finished doctorate in bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.
After serving as the director of content for a leading osteopathic question bank, he founded InsideTheBoards, a leading podcast network for medical students. He formerly served as the director of undergraduate medical education for OnlineMedEd. He is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and addiction medicine. He sees patients at and serves as the medical director at both Veranova Health in Middleburg Heights and Medmark Treatment Centers–Amherst.
He regrets not having become a rock star and used to be a really decent guitarist until…med school, kids, and life. He is trying to fill this gaping hole in his life by taking executive producer roles on projects from various early to mid-career artists/bands.
He has a vital role in the ideation and development of Ars Longa Media’s content, and as a host has contributed episodes to many of our shows including Healthy // Toxic, Thank You Notes, Code Periwinkle, and InsideTheBoards.
Jim Wirt
PRODUCER
Jim Wirt, Award winning producer with 11 Gold or Platinum records to
his name. Jim has extensive experience in the music industry and has
produced grammy award albums from the likes of Live, Incubus, Hoobastank,
Alien Ant Farm, Fiona Apple, Jack’s Mannequin, and Something Corporate.
Erin McCue
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Erin’s interest for audio and production was sparked during her time as a radio host at Syracuse University’s WERW and Central New York’s NPR-affiliate WAER. Over the last two years, Erin has been honing her post-production skills at Ars Longa Media, where she began as a Production Assistant and is now Production Manager. In this capacity, she oversees the editing and production processes, contributing to the creation of high-quality content and fostering her growing expertise in the industry
Nicole Labor, DO
Consulting Producer and Podcast Host
Dr. Nicole Labor, DO graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in BioBehavioral Health. She attended and graduated medical school in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Labor completed her residency in Family Practice at the State University of New York in Buffalo, New York, followed by a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine through Geisinger in northeastern Pennsylvania. She is currently the Medical Director at OneEighty, a treatment center that offers inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency and behavioral health services in Wooster, OH. As an addictionologist. Dr. Labor has recently published a best-selling book The Addictoholic Deconstructed and its companion workbook. Learn more about her work at theaddictsdoc.com