Dr. Karl Spector
Addiction Medicine
Bel Air, MD
25 years experience male
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Karl Spector, MD & Associates
Bel Air, MD
About
Bio
Solo Internist in suburban Baltimore. I specialize in addiction medicine--I have been treating patients with Suboxone out of my office since 2003. During this time,
I have treated well over 1000 patients with Suboxone. I am also the medical director of a methadone clinic and I am the former medical director of addiction services at the Harford County Health Department.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Addiction Medicine
Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
124 Answers
9 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karl Spector answered
25 years experience Addiction Medicine
No: The Suboxone will not show up as an opiate on a drug test. Suboxone will cause a positive test result for Buprenorphine (the active ingredient in su ... Read More
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4 thanks
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karl Spector answered
25 years experience Addiction Medicine
Hang in there: You probably haven't evacuated your bowels in a few days because there is nothing there to evacuate! after people have "heavy" diarrhea, they can cle ... Read More
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2 thanks
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karl Spector answered
25 years experience Addiction Medicine
Depends: It depends on the antidepressant--some do give people feelings of euphoria that is strong enough for a patient to develop an "addiction"--to make some ... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Spector is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Spector is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I finally had my first bowel movement last night. Quite thin.
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much for your time, you have helped me so much.
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! thank you. i will stop smoking before the damage starts
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Graduated 1996MD
Residency
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Awards
Resident of the year, Outpatient Medicine 1998
Affiliations
ACP
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