Trainee Perspective: Applying for Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship in 2025
If you are interested in becoming a board-certified Addiction Psychiatrist, or if you are still on the fence about fellowship, you will want to check out this podcast where we interviewed applicants from the 2024 application cycle! Applicants may start submitting applications for fellowship through ERAS starting July 2nd, 2025.
Episode 7: Why Language Matters in Documentation
In this episode of the Stigma and Substance Use Podcast, we dive into why language in client and patient records matters—and how it can shape care experiences. We explore practical ways to use non-stigmatizing language in health records and discuss the role of electronic health record (EHR) in shaping documentation. Who designs these systems, and how can they be improved? We also examine real-world case scenarios where stigmatizing notes have had lasting impacts on individuals. Whether you’re a provider, policymaker, or advocate, this episode offers insight into making health records more respectful, equitable, and aligned with patient-centered care.
Guidelines for Implementing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in State Prisons
The Guidelines address the implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in state prisons and practical information about medications, service delivery models, regulatory requirements, staff training, and cultural issues that may affect the uptake and integration of MOUD.
Advisory: Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment in Hospital Settings
This Advisory provides comprehensive information for hospitals and associated healthcare facilities on best practices and recommendations for implementing and expanding treatment of opioid use disorder with methadone in these settings.
Episode 6: Dignity Starts With Us: Rewriting the Dominant Narratives of Substance Use
In this episode, Meghann Perry and Dr. Dani Snyder-Young explore how internalized shame shapes personal and public storytelling, influencing care access and policy. They discuss research and applied storytelling techniques that shift the dominant narrative, promoting dignity and inclusion for people with lived and living experience of substance use. By embracing strength-based storytelling, we can […]
Low-Threshold Access to Care: Initiating MOUD in the Emergency Department and Encouraging Treatment Retention
Over 2.5 million adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with OUD. In 2022, 12.7% of ED visits involved opioids. Yet only 25% of those who need treatment receive recommended MOUD. MOUDs are highly effective treatments that have been shown to decrease opioid use, cravings and transmission of infectious disease, and to increase retention in treatment. As the opioid epidemic continues to impact people across the U.S., the ED represents a critical access point to the health care system, supporting people with OUD by initiating MOUD, such as buprenorphine, and connecting them to low-threshold, easy-to-access care for continued treatment.
Episode 5 – On the Texas Frontlines: How Substance Use Disorder Stigma Affects HIV Prevalence in the South
This episode will discuss how stigma contributes to HIV acquisition, prevents people living with HIV from seeking and remaining in care, and effective, evidence-based strategies for mitigating stigma. The episode explore effective ways to reach, support, and treat individuals who use substances, who are at a high risk for acquiring HIV and, once acquired, falling […]
Methadone in Acute Care Settings
This webinar describes the evidence and regulations for methadone in emergency rooms and hospitals, including protocols for rapid methadone initiation and applying changes to the 3-day rule.
Aging and Addiction: Clinical Strategies for Supporting Older Adults with OUD and other SUDs
Recent attention has turned to opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs) as significant and growing health concerns among older adults. Biopsychosocial complications that develop with age, including medical comorbidities and cognitive impairments, contribute to some of the adverse interactions between substance misuse and the aging brain. This webinar will focus on how professionals can effectively work at the intersection of aging, mental health, and substance use, with a specific emphasis on opioid use disorder. Participants will learn practical strategies for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and supporting older clients with OUD or other SUDs, and will be empowered to offer compassionate, evidence-informed, and age-responsive care.
The Not-So-Secret Recipe: Effectively Combining Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment and Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions
Join Terrence D. Walton, MSW, for a webinar exploring recent research and practical guidance on integrating MOUD with specific counseling interventions to enhance medication adherence, treatment success, recovery capital, and quality of life. The presenter will use research findings and practice wisdom to explain when medication alone may be sufficient and why, for many, a combined approach is essential for thriving recovery. The webinar will also explore implications for treating those with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
