In episode 6 we discuss a benzodiazepine-sparing alcohol withdrawal protocol.

Smith JT, Sage M, Szeto H, et al. Outcomes After Implementation of a Benzodiazepine-Sparing Alcohol Withdrawal Order Set in an Integrated Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e220158. 2022 Feb 2.

We also discuss long-term outcomes from a primary-care based MAT clinic, and the movement to deregulate methadone and expand access.

Cope K, DeMicco J, Salib J, Michael M, Yakoub P, Daoud K, Cope R. Three-year Retention Rates With Office-based Treatment of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in a Private Family Medicine Practice. J Addict Med. 2022 Aug 1.

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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Episode 5 discusses the clinical effects of getting a medical marijuana card.

Gilman JM, Schuster RM, Potter KW, et al. Effect of Medical Marijuana Card Ownership on Pain, Insomnia, and Affective Disorder Symptoms in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(3):e222106.

If you want an introduction on how to manage medical marijuana in primary care, listen to this awesome episode from The Curbsiders.

We also discuss ASAM Connect, and how to get more PCPs into addiction medicine.

If you’re thinking of prescribing buprenorphine in your office, start with the SAMHSA quick-start guide. For a deeper dive, you can read the textbook “Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings.”

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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Episode 5 Credits:

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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Episode 4 discusses the benefits of smoking cessation after a diagnosis of lung cancer.

Mahdi Sheikh, Anush Mukeriya, Oxana Shangina, et al. Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med.2021;174:1232-1239. [Epub 27 July 2021].

We also talk about whether or not increased buprenorphine prescribing will lead patients to be placed on it inappropriately, and some of the hurdles faced when trying to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder in the hospital.

To make sure you’re prescribing buprenorphine correctly, read SAMHSA’s Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings.

Take a look at the article A Call to Action: Hospitalists' Role in Addressing Substance Use Disorder.

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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Episode 4 Credits:

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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In episode 2 we discuss the safety of prescribing stimulants for patients receiving buprenorphine.

Article Citation: Mintz CM, Xu KY, Presnall NJ, et al. Analysis of Stimulant Prescriptions and Drug-Related Poisoning Risk Among Persons Receiving Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2211634. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11634

We also discuss marketing of flavored tobacco and nicotine products to children.

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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Episode 2 Credits:

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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In episode 3 we discuss the risks of tapering for patients on long-term, high-dose opioids.

Article citation: Agnoli, A., Xing, G., Tancredi, D. J., Magnan, E., Jerant, A., & Fenton, J. Association of Dose Tapering With Overdose or Mental Health Crisis Among Patients Prescribed Long-term Opioids. JAMA, 326(5), 411–419. August 3, 2021.

We also discuss how to get your DEA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in just 5 minutes.

If you want to start prescribing buprenorphine right away take a look at the SAMHSA quick-start guide, or the ASAM one-hour mini-course.

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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Episode 3 Credits:

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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In Episode 1 we discuss the article “Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease,” a reexamination of the question of how alcohol intake is related to cardiovascular outcomes, and whether or not the J-curve for risks of alcohol intake actually exists.

Article citation: Biddinger KJ, Emdin CA, Haas ME, et al. Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(3):e223849. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3849.

We also discuss xylazine as an additive to illicit opioids, and the possible FDA ban on menthol and flavored tobacco products.

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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES.

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Episode 1 Credits:

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.

The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, or join our Facebook group.

Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

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