Addiction Medicine Journal Club Sonya Del Tredici and John Keenan

In episode 41 we discuss vaping for smoking cessation. 
 
Auer R, Schoeni A, Humair JP, Jacot-Sadowski I, Berlin I, Stuber MJ, Haller ML, Tango RC, Frei A, Strassmann A, Bruggmann P, Baty F, Brutsche M, Tal K, Baggio S, Jakob J, Sambiagio N, Hopf NB, Feller M, Rodondi N, Berthet A. Electronic Nicotine-Delivery Systems for Smoking Cessation. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 15;390(7):601-610. 
 
We also discuss the NarxCare addiction risk score and the recent increase in alcohol-related deaths. 
 
New York Times: Addiction Risk Scores Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis 
CDC: Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021 
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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, visit MI CARES. 
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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 
Audio production: Erin McCue 
Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 
A podcast from Ars Longa Media 
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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.  
 
The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 
 
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Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities. 

Quick summaries of Episodes 31-40. 
 
31. Injection Drug Use Frequency Before and After Take-Home Naloxone Training 
 
32. Trazodone for sleep disturbance in opioid dependent patients maintained on buprenorphine: A double blind, placebo-controlled trial
 
33. Non-fatal overdose risk associated with prescribing opioid agonists concurrently with other medication: Cohort study conducted using linked primary care, secondary care and mortality records 
 
34. Buprenorphine Dose and Time to Discontinuation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl 
 
35. Removal of Medicaid Prior Authorization Requirements and Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder 
 
36. Emotion dysregulation factors associated with problematic smartphone use severity: The mediating role of fear of missing out 
 
37. Superiority and cost-effectiveness of monthly extended-release buprenorphine versus daily standard of care medication: a pragmatic, parallel-group, open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial 
 
38. Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment in Connecticut, 2016-17 
 
39. Effects of Abstinence From Opioid on Neuropsychological Performance in Men With Opioid Use Disorder: A Longitudinal Study 
 
40. Drug overdose risk with benzodiazepine treatment in young adults: Comparative analysis in privately and publicly insured individuals 
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Credits

Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio production: Erin McCue 

Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 

A podcast from Ars Longa Media 

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 
 

Email: addictionmedicinejournalclub@gmail.com  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC  

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub 

 
Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities. 

In this episode we discuss drug overdose after benzodiazepine prescriptions for anxiety and depression. 
 
Bushnell GA, et al. Drug overdose risk with benzodiazepine treatment in young adults: Comparative analysis in privately and publicly insured individuals. Addiction. 2023. 
 
We also talk about the war on recovery treatments and patients leaving the hospital against medical advice. 
 
STAT News: The War on Recovery 
Scientific American: Against Medical Advice: Another Deadly Consequence of Our Opioid Epidemic 
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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, visit MI CARES. 
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Credits: 

Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio production: Erin McCue 

Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 

A podcast from Ars Longa Media 

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.  
 
The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 
 

Email: addictionmedicinejournalclub@gmail.com  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC  

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub 

 
Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities. 

In this episode we discuss improvements in cognitive function with opioid abstinence. 
 
Kaur, G. Et Al. Effects of Abstinence From Opioid on Neuropsychological Performance in Men With Opioid Use Disorder: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Addiction Medicine 17(5): p 557-562, 9/10 2023. 
 
We also talk about paramedics giving buprenorphine along with naloxone in the field, and the post-acute withdrawal syndrome. 
 
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri pilot program trains EMS crews to give overdose victims addiction meds 
The Journal of Addiction Medicine: Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome 
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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES. 
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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio production: Erin McCue 

Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 

A podcast from Ars Longa Media 

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.  
 
The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 

Email: addictionmedicinejournalclub@gmail.com  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC  

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub 


Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities. 

In this episode we discuss 5 more articles that changed our addiction medicine practice. 
 
Chambers LC, et al. Buprenorphine Dose and Time to Discontinuation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl. JAMA Netw Open. 2023; 6(9):e2334540. September 2023. (Episode 34) 

Caponnetto, P., et al. Varenicline and counseling for vaping cessation: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Med 21, 220 (2023). (Episode 29) 

Litwin AH, et al. The HERO Study Group. Patient-centred models of hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs: a multicentre, pragmatic randomised trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Dec;7(12):1112-1127. (Episode 18)
 
Domzaridou E, et al. Non-fatal overdose risk associated with prescribing opioid agonists concurrently with other medication: Cohort study conducted using linked primary care, secondary care and mortality records. Addiction. 2023 Aug 3. (Episode 33) 

Robert Heimer, et al. Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment in Connecticut, 2016-17. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2023. (Episode 38) 
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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES. 
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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio production: Erin McCue 

Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 

A podcast from Ars Longa Media 

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated.
The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 
 

Email: addictionmedicinejournalclub@gmail.com  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC  

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub 

 
Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.

In this episode we discuss 5 articles that changed our addiction medicine practice. 

Mahdi Sheikh, et al. Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med.2021;174:1232-1239. [Epub 27 July 2021]. (Episode 4) 

Santos GM, et al. Targeted Oral Naltrexone for Mild to Moderate Alcohol Use Disorder Among Sexual and Gender Minority Men: A Randomized Trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 1;179(12):915-926. Epub 2022 Oct 26. (Episode 20) 

Perry, Briana N. MD; et al. Buprenorphine-naloxone Versus Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy. Journal of Addiction Medicine 16(6):p e399-e404, 11/12 2022. (Episode 17) 

Biddinger KJ, Emdin CA, Haas ME, et al. Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(3):e223849. (Episode 1) 

Reed, M.K., et al. Sorting through life: evaluating patient-important measures of success in a medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment program. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 18, 4 (2023). (Episode 19) 
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This podcast offers category 1 and MATE-ACT CME credits through MI CARES and Michigan State University. To get credit for this episode and others, go to this link to make your account, take a brief quiz, and claim your credit. To learn more about opportunities in addiction medicine, please visit MI CARES. 
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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio production: Erin McCue 

Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 

A podcast from Ars Longa Media 

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This is Addiction Medicine Journal Club with Dr. Sonya Del Tredici and Dr. John Keenan. We practice addiction medicine and primary care, and we believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated. This podcast reviews current articles to help you stay up to date with research that you can use in your addiction medicine practice.  
 
The best part of any journal club is the conversation. Send us your comments on social media or join our Facebook group. 
 

Email: addictionmedicinejournalclub@gmail.com  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC  

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub 

 
Addiction Medicine Journal Club is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.