Dr. Colleen Ryan is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine. She graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine with her Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Colleen Ryan has over 30 years of experience working as a psychiatrist. In that time, she's worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, but she's found that her main focus of interest is on addiction. She has over three years of writing experience, and contributes to her blog regularly.