The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast

May 20 2024 3
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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. Tune in to learn about the latest treatments for all things addiction. Join us as we conduct expert interviews, review clinical pearls and best practices and discuss the latest updates in addiction medicine. No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.

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”To Admit or Not to Admit” Management of Alcohol Withdrawal

Mar 20 2021 46 mins  
Management of Alcohol Withdrawal with Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD. Recognizing alcohol withdrawal, identifying risk factors for severe withdrawal. In this episode we discuss who is appropriate for outpatient management and who is not. Initial evaluation including laboratory tests. Medications for inpatient and outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal and common pitfa

”Naltrexone, Acamprosate, and Disulfiram Oh My!” Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

Mar 20 2021 43 mins  
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorders by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen. Just stop drinking is not a discharge plan. Medication management for long term treatment of alcohol 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.

Managing Opioid Use Disorder In the Middle of a Pandemic

Mar 20 2021 22 mins  
Managing Opioid Use Disorders in the Middle of a Pandemic "Time to Address the Big Purple Gorilla in the Room" by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen. Pearls for televisits, monitoring unique to opioid use disorders. No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.

Identifying Opioid Use Disorders in Everyday Practice ”The Other Pandemic”

Mar 20 2021 40 mins  
"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 al

”Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction”

Mar 20 2021 40 mins  
"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.

”Monitoring Opioid Use Disorder”

Mar 20 2021 43 mins  
"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.

”To Taper or Not To Taper” Tapering Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Apr 04 2021 30 mins  
"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.

"We Need to Talk About Meth"

Apr 18 2021 34 mins  
"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.

"Benzophobia" Recognize and Treat Benzodiazepine Dependence

May 03 2021 49 mins  
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.

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

May 18 2021 29 mins  
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.