OpiateAddictionRxTalk

ETHAN NADELMANN URGES NAACP TO FIGHT FOR DRUG LAW REFORM

2009-07-28T10:54:00.000-04:00

Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of Drug Policy Alliance, gives an impassioned presentation to the NAACP that addresses the harms of the US drug war. He speaks from the perspective of a human rights advocate. "... I hope and pray that as reforms come up...we all recognize a moral obligation to reduce the role of criminalization in drug policy. We need to move to a place where our drug policy is grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

July 24, 2009: Audio:MP3 (8.58 minutes)

HUMAN RIGHTS & HARM REDUCTION THROUGH LEGAL SERVICES

2009-07-06T10:53:00.000-04:00

An Interview with Jonathan Cohen, Director of Law and Health Initiative, OSI

July 6, 2009: Audio:MP3 (16.23 minutes)

METHADONE ADVOCACY

2009-01-26T13:22:00.000-05:00

An Interview with Herman Joseph, and a look back on the last 40 years of Methadone Advocacy

Jan 26 '09, Podcast
(Audio mp3, 14.08 minutes)

HEROIN TRIALS: A Worldwide Historical Review and Canada's Latest Results

2009-01-05T12:38:00.002-05:00

David Marsh, MD, Clinical Associate Professor from the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia
(Vancouver, Canada)

Dr. Marsh provides a retrospective of Heroin Trials conducted worldwide, followed by a presentation of the latest results of the Naomi Trials recently conducted in Vancouver and Montreal, Canada.

Download Jan 5 '09, Podcast
(Audio mp3, 22.18 minutes)

Aging of the Opiate Patient

2008-12-02T15:29:00.000-05:00

Barbara Broers, MD is a primary care physician from the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Broers treats patients suffering from drug addiction, and has noted the emerging challenges with the aging of this population. Many of the patients who are 45 years+ have health issues normally experienced by patients who are decades older.

Download Dec 2 '08, Podcast
(Audio mp3, 9.03 minutes)

Professor Kamarulzaman of Malaysia keynote speech at the 2008 International AIDS Conference (PODCAST)

2008-09-02T09:45:00.000-04:00

Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman received her undergraduate and postgraduate training in 'Medicine and Infectious Diseases' in Melbourne, Australia. In 1995, she returned to Malaysia to establish the 'Infectious Diseases Unit' at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Since then she has led the clinical and research development of infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS at the university and across Malaysia. Since 2004, Adeeba has been a member of the Malaysian AIDS Council's 'Malaysian Harm Reduction Working Group' and has played a pivotal role in advocating for harm reduction responses to HIV/AIDS amongst injecting drug users in Malaysia.
Download Aug 28 '08, Podcast
(Audio mp3, 12.42 minutes)

Dr. Melinda Campopiano, Discusses Opiate Addiction Treatment Using With Pittsburgh Residents

2008-07-28T11:24:00.000-04:00

Dr. Campopiano highlights the challenges, opportunities and medicine behind treating those suffering from opiate addiction.

July 28 '08, Podcast (Audio mp3, 10:23 minutes)

Ukraine's Response to Opiate Addiction: a Senior Law Enforcement Official Changes Perspective

2008-06-16T10:01:00.003-04:00

Pavlo Skala discusses his experiences as a senior law enforcement officer and how his perspective on treating addiction evolved and brought him to his current harm reduction work.

June 16 '08, Podcast (Audio mp3, 13:28 minutes)

A Patient Tells Her Story of Addiction

2008-05-08T12:10:00.002-04:00

Melinda Campopiano, MD asked her 23 year old patient if she would share her story of addiction to a group of Pittsburgh family medicine residents in an effort for them to better understand how to treat addiction and get a sense of the patient's experience.

May 8, 2009
Audio:MP3 (18.20 minutes)

GERMANY: A Mother and an Advocate

2007-11-08T16:43:00.001-05:00

Dorothea Kleiber recounts her son's struggle with heroin and the lack of addiction treatment and understanding at that time. Dorothea was an instrumental part in the creation of a successful advocacy movememt in Germany which forced positive change.

November 9, 2007
Audio:MP3 (10.44 minutes)

SWITZERLAND: An Innovative Approach to Treating Addiction

2007-08-02T15:20:00.001-04:00

Dr. Robert Newman and Dr. Robert Hämmig, President of the Swiss Society of Addiction Medicine, met up in Ljubljana, Slovenia at the First World Conference on Medication Assisted Treatment of Opiate Addiction. There they discussed how Dr. Hämmig began in the field and how Switzerland arrived at its current treatment situation.

August 2, 2007
Audio:MP3 (12.42 minutes)

NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTHERN STATES: Harm Reduction Efforts

2007-07-12T15:37:00.000-04:00

Nabarun Dasgupta, a graduate student at the Univ. of North Carolina School of Public Health and member of the board of the NC Harm Reduction Coalition, discusses the challenges and progress of harm reduction in the southern U.S.A.

July 12, 2007
Audio:MP3 (15.04 minutes)

LEBANON: The Current Status of Drug Addiction Treatment

2007-06-18T11:25:00.000-04:00

Nadya Mikdashi of the Lebanese Harm Reduction Program from Skoun speaks about the current conditions in Lebanon and the drug treatment options available to patients.

June 18, 2007
Audio:MP3 (16.47 minutes)

Australia: Treatment of Drug Addiction by the General Physician

2007-04-19T15:16:00.000-04:00

Dr. Andrew Byrne, from Sydney Australia talks candidly about his experience over the last 20 years treating patients suffering from heroin and opiate addiction.

April 19, 2007: Audio:MP3 (13.05 minutes)

Methadone & the Media

2007-03-20T16:11:00.000-04:00

Dr. Newman, Director of the International Center of Advancement of Addiction Treatment, discusses the current climate of methadone and the media. Including news related to Anna Nichole Smith, Methadone Overdose Deaths and Emergency Visits.

March 20, 2007: Audio:MP3 (19.16 minutes)

Addiction Treatment Challenges

2007-01-30T16:57:00.001-05:00

OpiateAddictionRxTALK with Robert G. Newman, MD, Dr. Newman is the Director of the International Center of Advancement of Addiction Treatment. In this podcast he provides an overview of the challenges facing opiate addiction treatment to an audience in India. The podcast is accompanied by a PDF (presentation slides) that can be viewed at: http://www.opiateaddictionrx.info/RGNIndia1206.pdf

January 31, 2007: Audio:MP3 (9.07 minutes)

Exploring the Explosion of Fentanyl Overdoses in the U.S.

2007-01-23T14:15:00.000-05:00

Sharon Stancliff, MD, Medical Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition in NYC, discusses the recent outbreak of fentanyl overdoses that caused more than 600 deaths across the US in 2006. On overview of what fentanyl is, where the supply is coming from, what can and should be done to assist in prevention of future overdoses are all issues that are discussed during the podcast.

January 9, 2006: Audio:MP3 (9.17 minutes)

Vancouver's INSITE, North America's First Safe Injecting Site (SIS)

2006-12-14T13:08:00.000-05:00

David Marsh, MD, Medical Director of INSITE, presents the first three years of experience at the ground breaking program.

December 12, 2006: Audio:MP3 (13.28 minutes)

Opiate Use and Treatment in IRAN

2006-11-16T11:45:00.000-05:00

Dr. Azarakhsh Mokri discusses opiate use and treatment in Iran, and the impact of Muslim beliefs on treating addiction. The interview provides insight into Iran’s history of treating addiction and the cultural and political forces at work in Iran and around the globe.

Audio:MP3... (14.59 minutes)

Downloading Files vs. Streaming

2006-10-26T11:06:00.000-04:00

We realize these audio files are fairly large and will take sometime to download unless you have signed up for the podcast and have software (itunes, etc) which can download much more quickly and you can listen to the recordings on your MP3 players. We are considering offering this in a streaming audio format as well, for those who may wish to listen on their computers and will not wait for the file to download. Anyone who has feed back on this, let me know. Thanks

The Methadone Market

2006-10-26T10:59:00.000-04:00

Alex Wodak, MD, world renowned leader in drug treatment, leads an interesting, exploratory discussion on Methadone as a failed market. He questions whether heroin consumption follows other marketing models (e.g alcohol), with disproportionate consumption - do 20% of heroin users consume 70% of heroin? And if so, should treatment be aimed predominantly at these individuals to combat crime and new converts. He poses the question as to how many people should receive methadone, buprenorphine and other treatments and even if those numbers were known, could demand be met? In the end, he concludes Methadone is a failed market worldwide because demand outstrips supply due outside influences (politics, cost, stigma, etc).

October 26, 2006

Audio:MP3... (19.20 minutes)

Drug Testing & Screening

2006-10-11T17:53:00.000-04:00

Dr. Robert Newman and Peter Vanderkloot discuss the various types, process, reliability and purpose of drug testing and screening. The discussion covers general issues from employment testing to more specific drug screening that occurs within the scope of addiction treatment.
October 10, 2006

Audio:MP3... (16.35 minutes)

If you are interested in more information on drug screening, visit our FAQ board on Drug Testing

Treating Opiate Addiction with Buprenorphine Therapy in a Local Physician's Office

2006-09-18T16:41:00.000-04:00

Pittsburg family physician, Dr. Melinda Campopiano, is responsible for treating the health issues of her community from the common cold to diabetes to weight issues and now this includes addiction. She talks about her experiences treating addiction with Buprenorphine. (Posted: Sept. 14, 2006)

Audio:MP3... (19.15 minutes)

A Family Physician Discusses Treating Her First Opiate Addicted Patient

2006-09-18T16:29:00.000-04:00

Dr. Melinda Campopiano discusses treating her first patient with Buprenorphine, and the positive effect of the treatment.(Posted: Sept 10, 2006)

Audio:MP3... (5.55 minutes)

Tribute to the late Dr. Vincent Dole

2006-09-18T16:26:00.000-04:00

The BBC offers tribute to Dr. Dole. An interview with Robert G. Newman, MD, sheds light on the man who was a pioneer in the field of addiction treatment. (Posted: August 4, 2006)

Audio:MP3... (4.32 minutes)

We Are Interested in Your Feedback to Our Podcasts

2006-09-18T15:43:00.000-04:00

OpiateAddictionRx Talk is a podcast exploring the issues and challenges of drug addiction and treatment. Dr. Robert G. Newman, Director of the International Center for Advancement Addiction Treatment (ICAAT), a world renowned authority in opiate addiction treatment, and ICAAT staff,lead discussions, interview experts, patients, family members as well as advocates and activists on topics in opiateaddiction treatment worldwide.

We welcome your comments on the individual podcasts and also invite you to submit topics & issues that you would like to hear addressed. Thank you