Addiction Medicine Journal Club

In episode 75 we discuss the mortality benefit of contingency management for stimulant use disorder. 

 

Coughlin LN, Tomlinson DC, Zhang L, Kim HM, Frost MC, Khazanov G, McKay JR, DePhilippis D, Lin LA. Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 1;182(11):1016-1023.  

 

We also discuss telemedicine regulations. 

ASAM: DEA and HHS Extend COVID-Era Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2026 

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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. 

CME: https://micaresed.org/courses/podcast-addiction-medicine-journal-club/  

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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 

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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In episode 74 we discuss an article about starting injectable buprenorphine after just one sublingual dose. 

 

Shiwach R, Le Foll B, Alho H, et al. Rapid vs Standard Induction to Injectable Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(10):e2537319.  

 

We will be presenting high-yield articles that changed our practices at the Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine annual Addiction Symposium (virtually) and Sonya will be doing a workshop on benzodiazepine tapering at the ASAM conference in April in San Diego.  Stop by and say Hi!

 

PSAM Addiction Symposium, Virtual, Saturday, March 7th, 2026 

57th ASAM Annual Conference, San Diego, April 23rd-26th, 2006 

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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. 

CME: https://micaresed.org/courses/podcast-addiction-medicine-journal-club/  

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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 

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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Email: [email protected]  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub  

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC   

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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.
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In this episode we review 4 more practice changing articles with real-life case studies. 

 

Söderpalm B, Et al. Efficacy and safety of varenicline and bupropion, in combination and alone, for alcohol use disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025 May 13;54:101310.   

 

Hendershot CS, Et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Feb 12:e244789.   

 

Rigotti NA, et al. Cytisinicline for Smoking Cessation: The ORCA Phase 3 Replication Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jun 1;185(6):648-655.   

 

Parks MJ, et al. Cigarette Smoking During Recovery From Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online August 13, 2025. 

 

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine! 

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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. 

CME: https://micaresed.org/courses/podcast-addiction-medicine-journal-club/  

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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 

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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Email: [email protected]  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub  

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC   

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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. 
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In this episode we review 4 practice changing articles with real-life case studies. 

 

Coughlin LN, Et al. Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 1;182(11):1016-1023.   

 

Shiwach R, Et al. Rapid vs Standard Induction to Injectable Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(10):e2537319.   

 

Nosyk B, Et al. Buprenorphine/Naloxone vs Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA. 2024 Oct 17.   

 

McHugh RK, et al. Behavioral Therapy as an Adjunct to Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of 4 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2528529. 

 

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine! 

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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. 

CME: https://micaresed.org/courses/podcast-addiction-medicine-journal-club/  

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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 

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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Email: [email protected]  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub  

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC   

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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. 
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In episode 73 we discuss the risk of long-term opioid use after an initial opioid prescription. 

 

Smith AM, Shah A, Martin BC. An updated view on the influence of initial opioid prescription characteristics on long-term opioid use among opioid naïve patients. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 1;265:112463.  

 

We also discuss alcohol’s place in the new dietary guidelines, and Canada’s drug decriminalization project. 

 

The White House:  Press briefing on the new dietary guidelines (Dr. Oz’s remarks start at 30:54) 

  

FDA: Dietary Guidelines (old and new) 

 

CityNews: B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after ‘challenging’ three-year-experiment 

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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. 

CME: https://micaresed.org/courses/podcast-addiction-medicine-journal-club/  

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Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy 

Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 

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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Email: [email protected]  

Facebook: @AddictionMedJC 

Facebook Group: Addiction Medicine Journal Club 

Instagram: @AddictionMedJC  

Threads: @AddictionMedJC 

YouTube: addictionmedicinejournalclub  

Twitter/X: @AddictionMedJC   

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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.
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