• S2 Ep13: #24 Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era: ASAM Treatment Week with Dr. Melissa Weimer

  • Oct 17 2023
  • Length: 55 mins
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S2 Ep13: #24 Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era: ASAM Treatment Week with Dr. Melissa Weimer

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  • Summary

  • 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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