The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

#24 Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era: ASAM Treatment Week with Dr. Melissa Weimer

10.17.2023 - By The Curbsiders Internal Medicine PodcastPlay

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Keep saving lives by prescribing methadone and buprenorphine. Learn how initiations of each have changed in the era of high-potency synthetic opioids (HPSOs) like fentanyl and how to continue to provide person-centered care to people with opioid use disorder. We’re joined by Dr Melissa Weimer, @DrMelissaWeimer (Yale University). This episode is in honor of National Addiction Treatment Week (treataddictionsavelives.org).

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Credits

Producers: Shawn Cohen MD,  Kenneth Morford MD

Writer: Carolyn Chan MD MHS

Show Notes: Shawn Cohen MD

Infographic and Cover Art: Kenneth Morford MD

Hosts: Carolyn Chan MD. MHS Shawn Cohen MD, Natalie Stahl MD, Kenneth Morford MD

Reviewer: Kento Sonoda MD

Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS

Technical Production: PodPaste

Guest: Melissa Weimer DO MCR

Show Segments

Intro, disclaimer, guest bio 00:00

Guest one-liner 05:02

National Addiction Treatment Week  06:00

Case from Kashlak; Definitions 08:30

Starting methadone  11:01

Common methadone pitfalls 15:00

Buprenorphine precipitated opioid withdrawal  23:50

High-dose buprenorphine 32:20

Treating buprenorphine precipitated withdrawal 36:50

Low-dose buprenorphine 41:50

Maintenance dose of buprenorphine 48:15

ER buprenorphine 49:00

Take home points 53:31

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