The Addiction Files:  An Addiction Medicine Podcast

The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast

By Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MDMedicineHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducation
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The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast episodes

  • "Yes, Virginia, Cannabis Use Disorder is Real"

    Dr. Elizabeth Howell returns for another insightful discussion on recognizing cannabis withdrawal, cannabis use disorder, and treatment options.   Hosted by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen. 

     

    No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    37 min
  • Cannabis "Not your Mother's Marijuana"

    Dr. Elizabeth Howell, Addiction Psychiatrist, from the University of Utah.  Joins us to discuss the phytobiology of cannabis, epidemiology of cannabis use, effects of cannabis in the brain, benefits and risks of use.   Part 1 of 2 episodes on Cannabis.  

    No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    55 min
  • Journal review of AA and 12 Step Facilitation Treatments

    This is first in our series of journal article reviews on addiction topics.   We discuss the results of this large Cochrane review by Kelly et al.

    "Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Facilitation Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Distillation of a 2020 Cochrane Review for Clinicians and Policy Makers"

    Learn the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, basic principles and the science supporting use of  Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step facilitation.   

    No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

     

     

    23 min
  • Kratom "You can buy what...at your local smoke shop?"

    Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen discuss use and abuse of Kratom.  Tune in for a fascinating discussion about it's origin, effects, and regulations.    

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners. 

    30 min
  • "Benzophobia" Recognize and Treat Benzodiazepine Dependence

    Recognize and treat benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal.   Tune in to learn the mechanism of action, withdrawal symptoms and treatment options.   

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

     

     

    50 min
  • "We Need to Talk About Meth"

    "We Need to Talk About Meth" Diagnosis and Treatment of Methamphetamine Use Disorder by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.

    Recognize it, address it and treatment options for emergency and outpatient settings. 

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    35 min
  • ”To Taper or Not To Taper” Tapering Buprenorphine/Naloxone

    "To Taper or Not To Taper" Tapering Buprenorphine/Naloxone by Dr. Darlene Petersen and Dr. Paula Cook.  

    Tune in for a great discussion on when, how and if you should taper a patient off their maintenance dose of buprenorphine/naloxone.  

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    31 min
  • ”Monitoring Opioid Use Disorder”

    "Monitoring Opioid Use Disorder" by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.   Maintenance, preventing diversion, and coping with difficult behaviors.  Best practices and clinical pearls.

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    44 min
  • ”Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction”

    "Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction" by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.   A primer on outpatient and inpatient induction onto buprenorphine/naloxone.  

     

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    41 min
  • Identifying Opioid Use Disorders in Everyday Practice ”The Other Pandemic”

    "The Other Pandemic" by Dr. Paula Cook and  Dr. Darlene Petersen.   First in our four part series. Opioid Use disorder, how to diagnosis it, how to talk to your patients about it, how you do you begin an initial outpatient intake for Opioid Use Disorder. 

    No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.   

    41 min

About The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast

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Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Donnelly Cook, MD are board certified addiction medicine and family medicine physicians providing evidence based education, clinical pearls and resources to physicians, residents and students while striving to destigmatize the treatment of addiction in our medical culture and save lives.

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