Dr. Epps runs the Decatur office, treating metro Atlanta patients for opioid use disorder, alcohol dependence, and co-occurring mental-health conditions.
Background
Dr. Epps runs the Foundation Medical Group clinic in Decatur, just east of Atlanta. He treats patients from across the metro area for opioid use disorder, alcohol dependence, and the depression and anxiety that often sit underneath both. He’s been doing addiction medicine in Georgia long enough to know which referral paths actually work and which ones leave patients waiting six weeks for a callback.
Clinical Focus
Dr. Epps’s clinical work centers on:
- Opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment, including buprenorphine and naltrexone
- Alcohol use disorder
- Depression and anxiety
- PTSD
- Co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
- Outpatient psychiatric medication management
He sees patients new to recovery and patients who have been in and out of treatment for years. The plan is the same either way: figure out what’s actually going on, build something realistic, and keep showing up.
How He Works
His style is unhurried and matter-of-fact. He’ll ask about your work, your housing, who’s at home with you, and what your week actually looks like, because a treatment plan that ignores those things doesn’t usually hold up. Patients tell us he’s easy to be honest with, which is the part that determines whether the rest of the work can happen.
He’s also pragmatic about insurance and cost. If you’re worried about whether you can afford to keep coming back, he’ll help you find a way that works.
Community Involvement
Dr. Epps works with primary care doctors and emergency departments across metro Atlanta to make sure patients leaving the hospital after an overdose or detox don’t fall through the cracks. He’s a believer in the warm handoff: a phone call to the next doctor, not just a piece of paper handed to the patient on their way out.