19. Patients’ Goals in Treatment

Addiction Medicine Journal Club

19. Patients’ Goals in Treatment

In episode 19 we discuss an article about what is most important to patients in treatment for opioid use disorder.

Reed, M.K., Smith, K.R., Ciocco, F. 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).

Also, here are the DEA’s proposed telemedicine regulations, and we encourage you to submit public comments by 3/31/23.

1. Telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances when the practitioner and the patient have not had a prior in-person medical evaluation.

2. Expansion to allow induction of buprenorphine via a telemedicine encounter.

Two additional articles to inform you comments:

1. Prescribing buprenorphine via telemedicine is safe.

2. Diverted buprenorphine is not a big contributor to overdose deaths.

We also read a CNN article about patients who have lost access to their prescribed opioids.

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Episode 19 Credits:

• Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy
• Audio production: Erin McCue
• Executive Producer: 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.

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