Addiction Medicine Journal Club

In episode 79 we discuss an article about starting long-acting injectable buprenorphine without a sublingual test dose. 

Rosenwohl-Mack S, Heeney M, Samuel L, Anderson E, Herring AA, Sirey LR, Peterson D, Bazazi AR, Snyder H, Suen LW. “Outpatient initiation of direct-to-inject buprenorphine.” Drug and alcohol dependence vol. 278 (2026): 113011. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.113011

We also discuss keeping up with addiction medicine news from the current administration, and an articlre commendation from one of our listeners. 

KFF: The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. 

KFF: View the Latest: Substance Use 

KFF: Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration 

CBS News: New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment and faith-based options
Psychological Medicine: Risk factors for the development of opioid use disorder after first opioid prescription: a Swedish national study
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• Audio editing: Michael Bonanno 
• Executive producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman 
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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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