Trapped: Understanding Addiction

Ahana Wokhlu
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Trapped: Understanding Addiction Podcast

Trapped: Understanding Addiction explores the medical aspects and social implications of addiction. In this podcast, I’ll talk to experts about the science behind addictive behavior, how various substances affect the brain and body, how addiction impacts specific populations uniquely, and how our views on addiction and treatment have evolved. I will also speak with people who have had first-hand experience with a substance use disorder and get their insight on what it’s like to live with this condition.

  1. 16/04/2023

    Episode 28: The Intersection of Methamphetamine Use and HIV - Dr. Timothy Hall, UCLA

    In this episode, I speak with Dr. Timothy Hall about the intersection of methamphetamine use and HIV in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly in men who have sex with men. Dr. Hall explains how methamphetamine use can influence HIV transmission as well as health outcomes for those who are HIV positive and how new HIV medications that can be taken every few months instead of daily may improve medication adherence for those struggling with a methamphetamine addiction. He also discusses the potenti...

    37 min

  2. 08/04/2023

    Episode 27: Infectious Complications of Injection Drug Use - Dr. David Goodman-Meza, UCLA

    In this episode, I talk with Dr. David Goodman-Meza about the infectious disease complications associated with intravenous drug use. We discuss some of the most common infections seen in people who inject drugs (PWID), including Hepatitis C, HIV, skin and soft tissue infections, infective endocarditis, vertebral osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and meningitis. Dr. Goodman-Meza goes on to explain the challenges PWID face in trying to get treatment for these infections and how he became interes...

    50 min

  3. 30/03/2023

    Episode 26: Collegiate Recovery Programs- Kristina Canfield, ARHE Executive Director

    In this episode, I speak with Kristina Canfield, M.ED. about collegiate recovery programs. Kristina is the Executive Director for the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE), the sole organization exclusively representing collegiate recovery programs and communities. Kristina explains how collegiate recovery programs came about, their benefits for students in recovery, and how ARHE can provide education, resources, and community connection to those looking to establish a collegiate...

    30 min

  4. 14/01/2023

    Episode 25: Motivational Interviewing - Dr. Kenneth Saffier, Bi-Bett

    Welcome back. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Kenneth Saffier, family physician and addiction medicine specialist. Dr. Saffier serves as the Medical Director for Bi-Bett, a substance use disorder treatment center serving Alameda, Solano, and Contra Costa counties in California. He is also the past president of the Medical Education and Research Foundation for the Treatment of Addiction. Dr. Saffier will explain the principles and practice of motivational interviewing as it relates to substa...

    30 min

  5. 09/12/2022

    Episode 24: Harm Reduction - Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, UCSF

    Seatbelts for when you speed down a slick highway, cholesterol medication when you have a difficult time controlling your diet — these are tools we use to protect ourselves from our imperfect behaviors. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies designed to reduce the negative consequences of risk behaviors, centered around accepting people where they are at. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Ciccarone talks about the principles and goals of harm reduction as it relates to substance use, ...

    44 min

  6. 24/11/2022

    Episode 23: Psychedelics as Addiction Treatment - Dr. Snehal Bhatt, University of New Mexico

    In this episode, I talk to Dr. Snehal Bhatt about the use of psychedelics in the treatment of substance use disorders. Dr. Bhatt was one of the principal investigators for an exciting study demonstrating the ability of psilocybin to reduce heavy drinking in patients with alcohol use disorder. He reviews the history of psychedelic use in medicine, discusses their future therapeutic potential, and goes over the results of his psilocybin trial. Dr. Bhatt is the Chief of Addiction Psyc...

    35 min

  7. 08/08/2022

    Episode 22: From Prison to PhD - Dr. Noel Vest, Stanford University

    Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay, and thank you for coming back.In this episode, I talk to Dr. Noel Vest about his journey through addiction, incarceration, and, ultimately, recovery. Dr. Vest discusses the early influences on his drug use, his first experiences with drugs and alcohol, and how his addiction landed him in prison. He goes on to describe his path to recovery through education in prison and beyond and explains how finding one’s passion and committing oneself to a cause can lea...

    44 min

  8. 17/06/2022

    Episode 21: Addiction in the LGBTQIA+ Community - Dr. Brian Hurley, LA County DPH

    In this episode, I discuss addiction in the LGBTQIA+ community with Dr. Brian Hurley, Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and President-Elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Board of Directors. Dr. Hurley reviews the data we have on the prevalence of use disorders in sexual and gender minorities, what risk factors might predispose individuals to the development of an addiction, and why ...

    25 min
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Trapped: Understanding Addiction explores the medical aspects and social implications of addiction. In this podcast, I’ll talk to experts about the science behind addictive behavior, how various substances affect the brain and body, how addiction impacts specific populations uniquely, and how our views on addiction and treatment have evolved. I will also speak with people who have had first-hand experience with a substance use disorder and get their insight on what it’s like to live with this condition.

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  • Creator
    Ahana Wokhlu
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2024 Trapped: Understanding Addiction
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