Practicing in New Orleans, Arwen Podesta, MD is a board-certified adult psychiatrist with sub-specializations in addiction medicine, forensic psychiatry, and integrative medicine.  Dr. Podesta’s primary focus is access to integrative mental health and addiction treatment, with a whole health focus for all. She teaches (Tulane and LSU), consults for states opioid task force, is Medical Director of Steps Detox/Residential and Lake Wellness IOPs, and author of HOOKED. She is the immediate past president of the Louisiana chapter of the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and is the immediate past President of the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association. She is a distinguished fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Podesta regularly travels to teach and speak on the topics of Addiction Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry.