Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract

By American Society of Addiction Medicine

What's Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract about?

An ideal opportunity for those interested in addiction medicine to get a closer look at the perspectives behind formal research articles. Podcasts offer insights into the experiences of the authors and researchers behind the great work and development in the field. Listening to their stories and thought processes helps listeners to connect with the experts behind the journal in a brand-new way.

Hosted by Journal Podcast Editor, Shawn McNeil, MD

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Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract episodes:

04.24.2024
Xylazine Use Among People Who Inject Drugs, Philadelphia 2022
Dr. Marissa Tan and her co-authors sought to help clinicians better identify individuals at risk and inform patients and clinicians about xylazine risk factors.
01.23.2024
Exploring the Impact of Opioid Settlements on Addiction Medicine
Podcast host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Joshua Sharfstein, MD, and Sara Whaley, MPH, from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who delve into the strategic allocation of $56 billion from opioid litigation settlements. As they discuss the...
12.12.2023
Association of Urine Fentanyl Concentration With Severity of Opioid Withdrawal Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
In episode 28 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD is joined my Ashish Thakrar, MD, MS, an addiction medicine specialist and Assistant Professor of Medicine with the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Thakrar discusses the outcome of...
10.18.2023
Incidence and Disparities in Use of Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Notes for Patients With Substance Use Disorder
The language used to describe people with substance use disorder impacts stigma and influences clinical decision-making. Host Dr. Shawn McNeil, MD discusses with Dr. Scott G. Weiner, MD the presence of stigmatizing language in clinical notes and detects patient- and...
10.18.2023
Incidence and Disparities in Use of Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Notes for Patients With Substance Use Disorder
The language used to describe people with substance use disorder impacts stigma and influences clinical decision-making. Host Dr. Shawn McNeil, MD discusses with Dr. Scott G. Weiner, MD the presence of stigmatizing language in clinical notes and detects patient- and...
08.16.2023
Examining the Primary Care Experience of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study
Examining the Primary Care Experience of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study In episode 26 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Michael Incze, MD, MSEd. Dr. Incze is a primary care physician...
07.10.2023
Meet New JAM Editor-in-Chief, David A. Fiellin, MD, FASAM
Meet JAM Editor-in-Chief, David A. Fiellin, MD, FASAM Dr. Fiellin is an internist, board certified in addiction medicine. He is professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and Public Health at Yale School of Public Health; vice...
08.16.2022
Surveillance System for Opioid-Associated Amnestic Syndrome
In episode twenty-four of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD is joined by Dr. Jed Barash, a Neurologist from Massachusetts. In his paper, Dr. Barsh and his colleagues discuss using an existing syndromic surveillance system to monitor...
04.14.2022
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis by Buprenorphine Prescribers
In episode twenty two of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Amy Kennedy, MD, MS. Dr. Kennedy is an Acting Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Director of GMS Addiction...
02.17.2022
Racial-ethnic Differences in Misuse of Prescription Medications
Dr. Lopez-Quintero discusses racial-ethnic differences in reasons for misuse of prescription medications among a nationally representative sample of US adults.
08.31.2021
Rejection of Referrals Based on Substance Use Diagnosis and Treatment
Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract (Episode 21). Host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Simeon Kimmel, MD, who discusses a trend of referral rejections for post-acute medical care among patients with substance use disorders and patients receiving opioid agonist treatment...
05.30.2021
Patient-Centeredness of Addiction Treatment Intake
In episode 20 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Tami Mark, PhD. She is a Senior Fellow of Behavioral Health Financing and Quality Measurement for RTI International. Dr. Mark discusses patient placement criteria for addiction treatment and...
04.29.2021
Sex Differences Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
In episode 19 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by MacKenzie Peltier, PhD. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. In her paper, Dr. Peltier discusses sex-specific vulnerabilities observed among individuals with...
02.02.2021
Avoiding NICU for Newborns With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Journal of Addiction Medicine Journal of Addiction Medicine. 14(5):401-408, September/October 2020 In episode eighteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Kimberly Spence, MD. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine....
02.02.2021
Computerized CBT for Substance Use Disorders
Journal of Addiction Medicine In episode seventeen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Kathleen Carroll, PhD. She is the Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In her paper, Dr. Carroll discusses...
04.16.2020
Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review
In episode sixteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA. He is the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In his paper, Dr....
01.23.2020
Integrating Reproductive Health Services into Opioid Treatment Facilities
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...
10.08.2019
Technology Use Among Patients in Inpatient Medically Managed Withdrawal
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...
07.29.2019
Opioid Agonist Treatment in Postpartum Period During Incarceration
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...
05.28.2019
Integrating Reproductive and Sexual Health Services for Women in Opioid Treatment Programs
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,...
04.09.2019
Hospital-Based Addiction Care: The Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT)
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...
03.13.2019
Interest in Reduction or Cessation of Opiate Use Among Syringe Exchange Clients
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...
11.27.2018
Perinatal Pharmacokinetics and Serum Methadone/Metabolite Ratios
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...
09.06.2018
Buprenorphine Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults
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...
06.29.2018
Nicotine Content in E-cigarette liquid: often not as labeled
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...
05.15.2018
Methadone Maintenance Treatment During Incarceration Compared with Forced Withdrawal
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...
04.03.2018
Integrating Substance Use Services with Primary Care: Incentives Based on Choice Architecture Principles
In episode five of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Leo Beletsky, JD, MPH of Northeastern University. His commentary from the latest issue of the journal addresses common challenges that influence the delivery of substance use treatment in...
02.16.2018
Improving Opioid Addiction Treatment for Pregnant Women
In episode four of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Gerald Cochran of the University of Pittsburgh. His recent article details a pilot study which assesses a patient navigation intervention model for pregnant women with opioid...
01.03.2018
Addressing Stigma in medication Treatment of Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder
In episode three of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Sarah Bagley of Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. Her recent commentary addresses the approach clinicians take in treating adolescents with opioid use...
01.03.2018
The Unexpected Urine Test: A Matter Far From Simple
In episode two of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Stefan Kertesz of the University of Alabama Birmingham and the Birmingham VA Medical Center. In his recent piece from the Journal, Dr. Kertesz discusses the challenge...
12.19.2017
Post-Cesarean Analgesia in Women on opioid agonists to treat Opiate Use Disorder
In this episode of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Dr. Daniel Alford of Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. His new study takes a closer look at the continuation of opiate agonist treatment...

What's Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract episodes:

Xylazine Use Among People Who Inject Drugs, Philadelphia 2022

Exploring the Impact of Opioid Settlements on Addiction Medicine

Association of Urine Fentanyl Concentration With Severity of Opioid Withdrawal Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

Incidence and Disparities in Use of Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Notes for Patients With Substance Use Disorder

Incidence and Disparities in Use of Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Notes for Patients With Substance Use Disorder

Examining the Primary Care Experience of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study

Meet New JAM Editor-in-Chief, David A. Fiellin, MD, FASAM

Surveillance System for Opioid-Associated Amnestic Syndrome

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis by Buprenorphine Prescribers

Racial-ethnic Differences in Misuse of Prescription Medications

Rejection of Referrals Based on Substance Use Diagnosis and Treatment

Patient-Centeredness of Addiction Treatment Intake

Sex Differences Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

Avoiding NICU for Newborns With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

Computerized CBT for Substance Use Disorders

Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review

Integrating Reproductive Health Services into Opioid Treatment Facilities

Technology Use Among Patients in Inpatient Medically Managed Withdrawal

Opioid Agonist Treatment in Postpartum Period During Incarceration

Integrating Reproductive and Sexual Health Services for Women in Opioid Treatment Programs

Hospital-Based Addiction Care: The Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT)

Interest in Reduction or Cessation of Opiate Use Among Syringe Exchange Clients

Perinatal Pharmacokinetics and Serum Methadone/Metabolite Ratios

Buprenorphine Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults

Nicotine Content in E-cigarette liquid: often not as labeled

Methadone Maintenance Treatment During Incarceration Compared with Forced Withdrawal

Integrating Substance Use Services with Primary Care: Incentives Based on Choice Architecture Principles

Improving Opioid Addiction Treatment for Pregnant Women

Addressing Stigma in medication Treatment of Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder

The Unexpected Urine Test: A Matter Far From Simple

Post-Cesarean Analgesia in Women on opioid agonists to treat Opiate Use Disorder