Stay ConnectedLearn more about the perspectives behind formal research articles! In Journal of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, hosts Shawn McNeil and Zach Caruso interview authors recently published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, detailing their research process, summarizing key findings from their work, and identifying future areas of research.
Hosted by Journal Podcast Editor, Shawn McNeil, MD, and ASAM Media Manager Zach Caruso.
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In episode fifteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Tricia Wright, MD, MS, FACOG, DFASAM. She is a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California San Francisco. In her recent commentary, Dr. Wright discusses some of the challenges facing women in opioid treatment programs and the need for the provision of reproductive healthcare to this population.
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In episode fourteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Babak Tofighi. He is an assistant professor in the departments of medicine and population health at the NYU School of Medicine. In his recent article, Dr. Tofighi discusses the use of technology-based interventions to optimize the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) and related comorbidities.
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In episode thirteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Jessica Gray. She is a family medicine physician and an addiction specialist in the departments of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). She is also Associate Program Director for the MGH Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Clinical Director of the HOPE Clinic at MGH. In her recent article, Dr. Gray discusses a case of a woman who was able to continue opioid agonist treatment during the postpartum period while she remained incarcerated, in a system that generally did not allow for opioid agonist treatment during incarceration except during pregnancy.
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In episode twelve of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Hendrée Jones, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina and the Director of UNC Horizons Program. In her recent article, Dr. Jones and her colleagues discuss the treatment of women in opioid use treatment programs in North Carolina and their utilization of reproductive and sexual health services.
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In episode eleven of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Honora Englander, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and the Director and Principal Investigator of the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT). In her recent article, Dr. Englander and her colleagues discuss using hospitalization as a "reachable moment" for highly vulnerable patients who are not engaged in treatment elsewhere and utilizing the IMPACT team in this process.
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In episode ten of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Caleb Banta-Green, principal research scientist at The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington. In his recent study, Dr. Banta-Green and his colleagues surveyed syringe exchange program (SEP) clients to gauge interest in receiving help with cessation or reduction of opiate use. Data from this study produced valuable conclusions about subgroups that are more likely to take advantage of available interventions.
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In episode nine of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. John McCarthy, an associate professor of psychiatry and volunteer clinical faculty at the University of California Davis. In his recent study, Dr. McCarthy and his colleagues examined the significance of serum methadone/metabolite ratios (or MMRs). In particular, they looked at the changes in these ratios for the expecting mother throughout pregnancy and sought to use these ratios to objectively guide methadone dosing.
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In episode eight of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Lisa Marsch. She is a professor at Dartmouth and Director of both the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. In her recent study, Marsch and her colleagues took a look at relevant randomized controlled trials and observational studies which evaluated the use of buprenorphine in adolescents and young adults.
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In episode seven of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Barrett Raymond. He is a nurse practitioner and graduate of Brigham Young University. In his recent study, Raymond analyzed e-cigarette liquid samples from popular online manufacturers and distributors in the United States. He compared the expected nicotine content with the measured levels. He also discussed regulatory changes and the potential impact on the industry.
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In episode six of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Kelly Moore, Ph.D. of Yale University School of Medicine. Her new study takes a look at the implementation of continued methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) upon incarceration. Often, inmates undergo forced withdrawal once they are placed in a correctional setting. Her study sought to measure the difference in behavior both during incarceration and after release for inmates in a methadone maintenance group compared to those in a forced withdrawal group.
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