In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the relationship between medical cannabis and opioid receipt in chronic pain, clinical challenges in managing risks of continuing versus tapering long-term opioid therapy, the impact of cannabis use on nicotine vaping cessation outcomes, and more!

• Medical Cannabis and Opioid Receipt Among Adults With Chronic Pain Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, December 2025
• Experiences of long-term benzodiazepine use and addiction amid changes in guidelines for the prescription of narcotic drugs: a qualitative study Published in Springer Nature Link, August 2025
• Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practice guidelines Published in Pain Practice, January 2025
• Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, December 2025
• Cannabis Use and Nicotine Vaping Cessation Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, December 2025