Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD

The Addiction Files: An Addiction Medicine Podcast

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Paula Donnelly Cook MD and Darlene Petersen MD are board certified addiction medicine and family medicine physicians providing evidence based education, clinical pearls and resources to physicians, residents and students while striving to destigmatize the treatment of addiction in our medical culture and save lives. Tune in to learn about the latest treatments for all things addiction. Join us as we conduct expert interviews, review clinical pearls and best practices and discuss the latest updates in addiction medicine. No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of...

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Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD

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Managing Opioid Use Disorder In the Middle of a Pandemic 21.03.2021 22:49

Managing Opioid Use Disorders in the Middle of a Pandemic "Time to Address the Big Purple Gorilla in the Room" by Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen. Pearls for televisits, monitoring unique to opioid use disorders. 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 21.03.2021 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.

”To Admit or Not to Admit” Management of Alcohol Withdrawal 21.03.2021 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. ...