In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing low-dose buprenorphine initiation for cancer pain, integrated HCV treatment into OUD care, mindfulness education in waiting rooms, and more!

• Buprenorphine Dispensing after Elimination of the Waiver Requirement, Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, April 2024

• Integrated Hepatitis C–Opioid Use Disorder Care Through Facilitated Telemedicine: A Randomized Trial, Published in JAMA, April 2024

• Low-dose Initiation of Buprenorphine/naloxone for the Management of Chronic Non-cancer Pain in Patients on Long-term Opioid Therapy: A Case Series, Published in the Canadian Journal of Pain, April 2024

• Mindfulness in the Clinic Waiting Room May Decrease Pain: Results from Three Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials, Published in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, May 2024.

• Smoking Cessation After Initial Treatment Failure With Varenicline or Nicotine Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Published in JAMA, May 2024

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing benzodiazepine dependence, endocrine effects of opioids, prevalence of illicit fentanyl use, and more!

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Geographic Availability of Buprenorphine, Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. February 2024

• Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Use Among Individuals in the U.S., 2022 (March 2024) Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, March 2024

• Positive contact and empathy as predictors of primary care providers' willingness to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, Published in SSM Mental Health, December 2023

• Complex Persistent Benzodiazepine Dependence - when benzodiazepine prescribing goes awry Published in JAMA Psychiatry, July 2022

• Opioids and Their Endocrine Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, March 2020

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing long-term use of benzodiazepines, the use of semaglutide in cannabis use disorder, tapentadol, and more!

• Long-Term Use of Benzodiazepines and Benzodiazepine-Related Drugs: A Register-Based Danish Cohort Study on Determinants and Risk of Dose Escalation, Published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, September 2023

• Disparities in access to opioid treatment programs and buprenorphine providers by race and ethnicity in the contiguous U.S. Published in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, January 2024

• Differences in buprenorphine prescribing readiness among primary care professionals with and without X-waiver training in the US, Published in the Harm Reduction Journal, December 2023

• Association of semaglutide with reduced incidence and relapse of cannabis use disorder in real-world populations: a retrospective cohort study, Published in Molecular Psychiatry, March 2024

• Appropriate use of tapentadol: focus on the optimal tapering strategy, Published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, January 2023

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing the opioid epidemic, opioid-free anesthesia, buprenorphine misinformation, and more!

• A Stat Investigation: The War on Recovery: How the U.S. is Sabotaging it's Best Tools to Prevent Deaths in the Opioid Epidemic Published by STAT, March 2024

• Opioid-free versus opioid-sparing anaesthesia in ambulatory total hip arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial Published in the British Journal of Anesthesia, February 2024

• Buprenorphine misinformation and willingness to treat patients with opioid use disorder among primary care-aligned health care professionals Published in Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, Jan 2024

• Addressing OUD in Primary Care: Revisiting Core Primary Care Principles to Confidently Initiate treatment, Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, March 2024

• Clinical Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine Administered by Infiltration or Peripheral Nerve Block to Treat Postoperative Pain, Published in Anesthesiology, February 2021

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing the efficacy of antidepressants for chronic back pain, trends in against medical advice (AMA discharges) in patients with OUD, and more!

• Understanding Pain Catastrophizing: Putting Pieces Together, Published in Frontier is Psychology, December 2020

• Trends in Before Medically Advised Discharges for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder, 2016-2020 Published in JAMA, December 2023

• Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Antidepressants for Patients with Chronic Back Pain: A Network Meta-Analysis Published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Feb 2024

• A prognostic risk score for development and spread of chronic pain, Published in Nature Medicine, July 2023

• Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists, Published in the Canadian Family Physician, May 2018

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing mindfulness therapy, telehealth services for OUD, spinal cord stimulation for low back pain, and more!

• Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement remediates anhedonia in chronic opioid use by enhancing neurophysiological responses during savoring of natural rewards, Published in Psychological Medicine, April 2023

• 100 First Responder Experiences With a Novel Leave-Behind Naloxone Program: Results of a Pilot Qualitative Survey Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, October 2023

• Association of Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder-Related Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder With Fatal Drug Overdoses Among Medicare Beneficiaries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Published in JAMA Psychiatry, May 2023

• Patients' Perspectives on Discontinuing Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, March 2024

• Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain, Published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2023

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing prenatal opioid exposure and NOWS, deprescribing of opioids for chronic pain, and more!

• Efficacy of prescribed opioids for acute pain after being discharged from the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Published in Academic Emergency Medicine, December 2023

• Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Published in Pediatrics, an American Academy of Pediatrics Journal, January 2024

• Model-Based Meta-Analysis Supporting the Combination of Acetaminophen and Topical Diclofenac in Acute Pain: A Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Osteoarthritis Pain?, Published in Pain & Therapy, January 2024

• Older Adult and Primary Care Practitioner Perspectives on Using, Prescribing, and Deprescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Published in JAMA, March 2024

• Understanding Buprenorphine for Use in Chronic Pain: Expert Opinion, Published in Pain Medicine, April 2020

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing the link between chronic opioid therapy and immune and endocrine function, methadone treatment for illicit fentanyl use, the surprising efficacy of ibuprofen in treating acute pain, and more!

• Effects of Opioids on Immune and Endocrine Function in Patients with Cancer Pain Published in the Current Treatment Options in Oncology Journal, May 2023

• Opioid Prescribing Patterns After Imposition of Setting-Specific Limits on Prescription Duration Published in JAMA, January 2024

• Comparing the efficacy of intravenous morphine versus ibuprofen or the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients with closed limb fractures: a randomized clinical trial, Published in BMC Emergency Medicine, January 2024

• Increasing buprenorphine access for patients with chronic pain: a quality improvement initiative, Published in Pain Medicine, March 2024

• Methadone treatment for people who use fentanyl: Recommendations, Published by Mentoring, Education, and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Partners in Health Integration (META PHI), 2021

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement, accidental substance-related acute toxicity deaths in older adults, and more!

• Mutual Mistrust: The Multilayered Experiences at the Intersection of Healthcare and Early Parenting Among Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Jan/Feb issue 2024

• Telehealth Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Usual Care in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Pain, Published in JAMA, December 2023

• Accidental substance-related acute toxicity deaths in older adults in 2016 and 2017: a national chart review study, Published in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada- Research, Policy and Practice, March 2024

• he desire for side-effect information in pain treatment: an experimental analysis of contextual and individual difference factors. Published in the Journal of Pain, February 2024

• "I want to stay here": Patient and staff perspectives on transitioning from a low-threshold buprenorphine program to clinic-based care Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, April 2024

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing buprenorphine in pregnancy, pain catastrophizing, stimulant use in youth, and more!

• Low-dose Induction of Buprenorphine in Pregnancy: A Case Series Published in The Journal of Addiction Medicine, Jan/Feb 2024

• Opioid Prescribing by US Surgeons, 2016-2022, Published in JAMA, December 2023.

• Changes in real-world dispensing of ADHD stimulants in youth from 2019 to 2021 in California, Published in Frontiers in Public Health, March 2024

• Pain Catastrophizing: Controversies, Misconceptions, and Future Directions Published in the Journal of Pain, March 2024

• Nine-year substance use treatment outcomes with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in a federally qualified health center, Published in Science Direct, April 2024