BOOKS
THE AGE OF FENTANYL
In The Age of Fentanyl Dr. Ramin brings the story of the opioid
epidemic into the era of fentanyl. We see the disease and cure from his perspective as an addiction doctor working on the front lines of the epidemic. We meet his patients, hear from other addiction experts, and see into the science and medicine of opioid addiction and its treatments.
The Age of Fentanyl brings the hopeful message that just as patients and health care workers rallied together to fight the HIV epidemic one generation ago, so once again a coalition of patients, advocates, scientists, doctors, and nurses are finding solutions and making plans to stem the overdose deaths, block the spread of fentanyl, and end the epidemic.
THE PERFECT MEDICINE
Throughout his career, Dr. Ramin has seen cases of diabetes, hypertension, and anxiety that he has traced back to inactivity. In The Perfect Medicine, Dr. Ramin shares with us his discovery that we already have the perfect medicine to treat and prevent these common illnesses and improve our health, but that too few people are taking the right dose or using it at all.
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The Perfect Medicine explores the science of running and exercise and provides advice on how to maximize its benefits and be your best self. This book takes the reader on a personal journey of discovery, traces the evolution of running, shares strategies to get fit and run faster, and shows how exercise can help people recover from addiction and mental health conditions.
Written in Blood: Lessons on Prevention from a Risky World
Written in Blood is an urgent exploration of how disasters happen – and how they can be prevented.
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Award-winning author and physician Brodie Ramin, trained in prevention through his work in primary care and addiction, explores how we can scale up preventative strategies and apply them at a societal level: from the wreckage of plane crashes and pandemics to nuclear catastrophes, industrial accidents, and natural disasters.
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Through gripping case studies – from the Notre Dame fire to Fukushima – Ramin dissects the human errors, systemic failures, and overlooked warning signs that lead to catastrophe. At its core, the book argues that prevention is not only possible but essential – we must act before disaster strikes, rather than learning only in its aftermath. Drawing on frameworks like James Reason’s Swiss cheese model of error and insights from high-reliability organizations, Ramin shows how risk compounds when safeguards fail – and how layered defenses can save lives. He offers a critical intervention: by adopting a prevention mindset and overcoming our cognitive biases, we can proactively solve problems in our personal lives, our organizations, and our society, before the next crisis unfolds.
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Blending history, psychology, and public policy, Written in Blood is a compelling call to rethink how we manage risk, before it’s too late.