# James Piacentino | Preventing Addiction Through Genetic Testing Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-life-podcast-350277/james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-life-podcast-350277/james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing.md Podcast: [Successful Life Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-life-podcast-350277) Published: 2025-08-29T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://successfullifepodcast.com Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2125578/episodes/17753005-james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/successful-life-podcast-350277/episodes/james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing Duration seconds: 4825 ## Resource Send us Fan Mail Could the opioid crisis be solved through genetic testing? What if doctors could identify your addiction risk before prescribing pain medication? These questions drive the innovative work at Thrive Genetics, where personalized medicine is revolutionizing how we approach pain management and addiction prevention. James Piacentino shares his journey from tech executive to healthcare innovator, motivated by watching his father struggle with alcoholism and prescription drug addic... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/successful-life-podcast-350277/episodes/james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-life-podcast-350277/james-piacentino-preventing-addiction-through-genetic-testing.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.