M.D. — Medical Director
Dr. Asad R. Hussain
A board-certified psychiatrist who leads the medical side of care at Double Peak Recovery — medically supervised detox, medication management, and the clinical decisions that keep clients safe through the hardest early days.
- Certified
- Psychiatry, ABPN
- Licensed
- California + 10 states
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu
At Double Peak
What Dr. Hussain oversees
More than a decade of treating substance use and the mental health conditions that so often travel with it.
Withdrawal management
Directs the detox protocols for every client in the building.
Medication management
Individualized plans, adjusted as each client stabilizes.
Medication-assisted treatment
MAT when it is clinically appropriate.
Dual diagnosis care
Treatment for depression, anxiety, and trauma alongside substance use.
Training
Deep and deliberately broad.
Doctor of Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine
Psychiatry residency
Delaware Psychiatric Center and Bergen Regional Medical Center, with rotations in addiction, emergency, consult-liaison, and geriatric psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research
Addiction has been his focus since residency.
His research on reducing cocaine cravings was named best paper of 2013 by the New Jersey Psychiatric Association.
He has published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and Psychiatric Annals, and has served as Medical Director for outpatient, partial hospitalization, and school-based behavioral health programs.
From the blog
Articles Dr. Hussain has medically reviewed
Reviewed
How Long Does Meth Withdrawal Last? The Crash, the Cravings, and the Weeks That FollowReviewed
Medical Detox Timelines: What to Expect Hour by Hour, Day by DayReviewed
How to Pay for Rehab in San Diego: 7 Ways to Cover Treatment CostsReviewed
Can You Safely Detox from Alcohol at Home? Risks, Warning Signs, and AlternativesReviewed
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline: What to Expect Hour by HourReviewed
Fentanyl Withdrawal: What It Feels Like and Why Medical Detox Matters
Licensure
California license #A150887
You can confirm Dr. Hussain’s California medical license with the Medical Board of California.