Addiction Medicine Made Easy | Fighting back against addiction
Casey Grover, MD, FACEP, FASAM
Addiction is killing us. Over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose in the last year, and over 100,000 Americans died from alcohol use in the last year. We need to include addiction medicine as a part of everyone's practice! We take topics in addiction medicine and break them down into digestible nuggets and clinical pearls that you can use at the bedside. We are trying to create an army of health care providers all over the world who want to fight back against addiction - and we hope you will join us.*This podcast was previously the Addiction in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care podcast*
Episodes
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Oct 5, 2023 • 52min
Episode 61 - Have you heard of peer support? It's awesome!
Have you heard of peer support? It's AWESOME! Such a huge help for patients with mental health conditions and substance use disorders. In this episode Dr. Grover provides an overview of peer support for the treatment of substance use, and we hear from Ceil - a woman in recovery who is providing peer support.
Sep 26, 2023 • 18min
Episode 60 - How to actually help patients with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
How often have you seen a patient you think has cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome - and when you tell them you think they need to stop using cannabis they tell you..."it's not the weed". In this episode we review what patients with suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome think about the condition and how you can help them to stop using cannabis
Sep 14, 2023 • 37min
Episode 59 - Why Substance Use Navigators are awesome!
If you don't have a Substance Use Navigator (SUN) at your hospital, you need one! They are awesome! In this episode Dr. Grover speaks with Austin, a Substance Use Navigator, who shares his experience taking care of patients with substance use. Spoiler alert! Substance Use Navigators do incredible work!
Aug 30, 2023 • 35min
Episode 58 - How to Use Naloxone like a Pro
Naloxone saves lives! In this episode, Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Reb Close joins Dr. Grover to discuss naloxone - how to use it, how to get it into the hands of patients, and how to distribute it in the community.
Aug 24, 2023 • 18min
Episode 57 - Have you heard of Phenibut?
Have you heard of Phenibut? Did you know that it can be bought online as an unregulated supplement and yet regular use causes dependence? Any idea how to manage Phenibut withdrawal? In this episode we review the literature on Phenibut, including Phenibut toxicity and withdrawal.
Jul 24, 2023 • 19min
Episode 56 - When you prescribe an opioid, who else besides your patient might have an overdose?
In this episode we review the risk of having opioids in the home. As in – when you prescribe an opioid to a patient – what is the risk to the other people and family members in that patient’s home?
Jul 11, 2023 • 28min
Episode 55 - Can you use baclofen to treat alcohol use disorder?
Have you heard about using baclofen for alcohol use disorder? Does it work? How do you dose it? What are the contraindications? In this episode we do an evidence based review of the use of baclofen to treat alcohol use disorder
Jun 27, 2023 • 28min
Episode 54 - Do you know enough about urine drug screens to use them effectively?
So...how much do you know about urine drug screens? Can selegiline cause a false + for meth? Can quinolones cause a false + for opioids? Can putting visine in urine cause a false negative? What should you do if you think you've gotten a false positive result on a urine drug screen. In this episode - we tackle all these questions and more
Jun 15, 2023 • 5min
BONUS EPISODE - A little inspiration
A really quick bonus episode! Dr. Grover shares a poem written about addiction that reminds us why treating patients with substance use disorders matters so much.
Jun 1, 2023 • 23min
Episode 53 - Is the buprenorphine you prescribe going to end up on the street?
Have you ever been worried that when you prescribe a controlled substance that your patient might sell it on the street or to a friend? Of course you have. What about when you prescribe buprenorphine? In this episode we review the topic of buprenorphine diversion - how common is it, and what actually happens when patients use diverted buprenorphine?
