In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing oral vs injectable naltrexone, brain function outcomes in long term heavy cannabis use, and more!

• Oral vs Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2025

• Degenerative Disc Disease In Young Adults With Psoriatic Arthritis, Published in the Journal of Rheumatology, February 2025

• Short-term impact of combining pain neuroscience education with exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Published in Pain, January 2022

• Empowering Pharmacists: Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis through a Public Health Lens, Published in Pharmacy, May 2024

• Brain Function Outcomes of Recent and Lifetime Cannabis Use, Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the link between dietary fiber intake and osteoarthritis, buprenorphine induction in pharmacies, and more!

• Trajectories of mHealth-Tracked Mental Health and Their Predictors in Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders, Published in the Journal of Pain Research, November 2024

• The association between dietary fiber intake and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the 1999–2018 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, February 2025

• The influence of exercise on pain, disability and quality of life in office workers with chronic neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Published in Applied Ergonomics, May 2024

• Physician-Delegated Unobserved Induction with Buprenorphine in Pharmacies, Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, January 2023

• Cannabis Use Among Older Adults, Published in JAMA Network Open, May 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing mindfulness vs CBT, the impact of home exercise training for low back pain, and more!

• Mindfulness vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Treated With Opioids A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in JAMA Network Open, April 2025

• Therapeutic effects of turmeric or curcumin extract on pain and function for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review, Published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, January 2021

• Effect of Home Exercise Training in Patients with Nonspecific Low-Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2021

• Piloting an opioid callback program in community pharmacies, Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, November-December 2023

• Loss of Medicaid and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, Published by JAMA Network Open, May 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the new joint clinical practice guideline on benzodiazepine tapering, myofascial pain syndrome, dietary modification and supplement use for endometriosis, and more!

• The Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering: Considerations When Benzodiazepine Risks Outweigh Benefits, Published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, February 2025

• Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among US Adults, Published by JAMA Network Open, March 2025

• Myofascial Pain Syndrome: An Update on Clinical Characteristics, Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Published by Muscle & Nerve, May 2025

• A multi-method spatial examination of factors associated with changes in geographic accessibility to buprenorphine providers in HEALing communities study states Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Ohio, Published by Preventative Medicine Reports, May 2025

• Dietary Modification and Supplement Use For Endometriosis Pain, Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025

In this episode, Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing acute pain management in patients with OUD, trends in buprenorphine prescribing for chronic pain, the association between fiber intake and osteoarthritis, and more!

• Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review, Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2025

• The association between dietary fiber intake and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the 1999–2018 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Published in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, February 2025

• Personalised decision support in the management of patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary physiotherapy care: a cluster randomised controlled trial (the SupportPrim project), Published in Pain, May 2025

• Trends in Outpatient Buprenorphine Prescribing for Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Analysis Over 18 Months, Published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin, April 2025

• Hospital Security Searches Among Patients With Substance-Related Encounters, Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing non-pharmacologic interventions for pain, expansion of treatment for AUD in primary care, prescribing of buprenorphine by pharmacists, and more!

• Expanding Alcohol Use Disorder Medications in Primary Care, Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, March 2025

• Nonfatal pediatric fentanyl exposures reported to US poison centers, 2015–2023, Published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, November 2024

• An update on non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief, Published in Cell Reports Medicine, February 2025

• Clinical pharmacist practitioners prescribing of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, March 2025

• Law Enforcement Drug Seizures and Opioid-Involved Overdose Mortality, Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the analgesic benefits of nature exposure, fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers, and more!

• Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, February 2025

• Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Adults With Chronic Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025

• Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing, Published in Nature Communications, March 2025

• Buprenorphine-naloxone versus buprenorphine for opioid use disorder during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, November/December 2022

• Fatal Drug Overdose Risks of Health Care Workers in the United States : A Population-Based Cohort Study, Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2023

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the new NIH HEAL MME Calculator, the recent consensus statement on pain management for pregnant individuals with OUD, and more!

• Standardizing research methods for opioid dose comparison: the NIH HEAL morphine milligram equivalent calculator, Published in PAIN, February 2025

• Occupational and Hobby Exposures Associated With Myositis Phenotypes in a National Myositis Patient Registry, Published in Arthritis Care and Research, November 2024

• Problem Adaptation Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Pain and Negative Emotions in Primary Care (PATH-Pain): A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, January 2025

• Consensus statement on pain management for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder from the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Published in Anesthesia and Analgesia, November 2024

• Access to Firearms and Opioids Among Veterans at Risk for Suicide, Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing depression and physical multimorbidity, pharmacy harm reduction practices, new persistent opioid use after surgery, and more!

• Racial and Ethnic Inequities in the Receipt of Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant People: A Meta-analysis, Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, February 2025

• Depression and physical multimorbidity: A cohort study of physical health condition accrual in UK Biobank, Published in PLOS Medicine, February 2025

• Comparative Effectiveness of Different Opioid Regimens, in Daily Dose or Treatment Duration, Prescribed at Surgical Discharge: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis, Published in CNS Drugs, April 2025

• Pharmacy Harm Reduction Practices to Help Reduce Opioid Overdoses, Arizona 2023, Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, April 2025

• New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery, Published in JAMA Network Open, February 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing physician empathy and the impact on pain perception, esketamine for prevention of postpartum depression, and more!

• Mindfulness Training vs Recovery Support for Opioid Use, Craving, and Anxiety During Buprenorphine Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025

• Do individuals with inflammatory arthritis receive minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety: A population-based study, Published in Arthritis Research and Therapy, January 2025

• Physician Empathy and Chronic Pain Outcomes, Published in JAMA Network Open, April 2024

• Navigating Buprenorphine Therapy: A Closer Look at Microdosing vs. Macrodosing for Pain Management and Opioid Addiction - A Narrative Review, Published in Addiction Health, October 2024

• Intraoperative Esketamine and Postpartum Depression Among Women With Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in Jama Network Open, February 2025