The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis
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The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast
Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD
Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 97

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🇨🇦 Canada - medicine
06/03/2025#90🇨🇦 Canada - medicine
09/09/2024#98
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”To Admit or Not to Admit” Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
Season 1 · Episode 2
dimanche 21 mars 2021 • Duration 46:54
Management of Alcohol Withdrawal with Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD. Recognizing alcohol withdrawal, identifying risk factors for severe withdrawal. In this episode we discuss who is appropriate for outpatient management and who is not. Initial evaluation including laboratory tests. Medications for inpatient and outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal and common pitfalls to avoid.
Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram Theaddictionfiles
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
”Naltrexone, Acamprosate, and Disulfiram Oh My!” Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Season 1 · Episode 3
dimanche 21 mars 2021 • Duration 43:55
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorders by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen. Just stop drinking is not a discharge plan. Medication management for long term treatment of alcohol use disorder.
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
Journal review of AA and 12 Step Facilitation Treatments
Season 1 · Episode 12
mercredi 2 juin 2021 • Duration 23:00
This is first in our series of journal article reviews on addiction topics. We discuss the results of this large Cochrane review by Kelly et al.
"Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Facilitation Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Distillation of a 2020 Cochrane Review for Clinicians and Policy Makers"
Learn the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, basic principles and the science supporting use of Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step facilitation.
No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
Cannabis "Not your Mother's Marijuana"
Season 1 · Episode 13
mardi 15 juin 2021 • Duration 54:57
Dr. Elizabeth Howell, Addiction Psychiatrist, from the University of Utah. Joins us to discuss the phytobiology of cannabis, epidemiology of cannabis use, effects of cannabis in the brain, benefits and risks of use. Part 1 of 2 episodes on Cannabis.
No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
"Yes, Virginia, Cannabis Use Disorder is Real"
Season 1 · Episode 14
mardi 29 juin 2021 • Duration 36:11
Dr. Elizabeth Howell returns for another insightful discussion on recognizing cannabis withdrawal, cannabis use disorder, and treatment options. Hosted by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.
No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
”Updates in Addiction Medicine Episode 2” Naltrexone and Bupropion for Meth Use Disorder
Season 1 · Episode 15
mardi 13 juillet 2021 • Duration 27:57
Naltrexone and Bupropion for Meth Use Disorder journal article review. Join us as we discuss "Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder" by Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D. et al from the January 2021 NEJM. Hosted by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.
No explicit language, but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
"Nicotine" No smoke screens here, just the facts.
Season 1 · Episode 16
mardi 27 juillet 2021 • Duration 24:15
"Nicotine" No smoke screens here, just the facts. Why we need to help our patients with addiction quit smoking and best practices on how to quit hosted by Dr. Darlene Petersen and Dr. Paula Cook.
Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram Theaddictionfiles
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
Harm Reduction ”Building the Bridge”
Season 1 · Episode 17
mardi 10 août 2021 • Duration 39:26
Meet your patients where they are but don't leave them there. Time to start the conversation on how do we apply harm reduction strategies in addiction medicine. This episode discusses syringe exchange programs, naloxone, safe injection sites and more.
Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram Theaddictionfiles
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
”Oh Baby! SUD in Pregnancy” Keep On Keeping On
Season 1 · Episode 18
mardi 24 août 2021 • Duration 01:00:04
Join us as Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen interview Dr. Marcela Smid on management of substance use disorders during pregnancy. We dispel many of the common myths surrounding treatment of SUD (Substance Use Disorder) during pregnancy, review the current evidence informed treatments of SUD during pregnancy and pospartum care of women with SUD.
Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram Theaddictionfiles
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
Cracking the Code on Cocaine and Bath Salts
Season 2 · Episode 19
mardi 7 septembre 2021 • Duration 54:31
Season 2 is here and we are back with a fantastic episode about a re-emerging and serious epidemic. Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen discuss the history of crack/cocaine and emergence of bath salts, neurobiology of cocaine and treatment options and more.
Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram Theaddictionfiles
No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.








