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November 16, 2025 73 mins
Grow your management tools for opioid withdrawal in the hospital. Investigate how to decide between methadone and buprenorphine, additional medications to manage symptoms and how and when to use short-acting opioids for management of withdrawal. We’re joined by Ashish Thakrar, MD at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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Show Segments

  • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
  • Guest one-liner
  • Case from Kashlak; Definitions
  • Symptoms of opioid withdrawal
  • Medications for the management of opioid withdrawal
  • Buprenorphine precipitated withdrawal
  • Starting Buprenorphine: Experiences and Strategies 
  • Titrating Methadone: Dosage and Adjuncts
  • Adjunctive short-acting opioids
  • Emerging Trends in Drug Supply: Xylazine and Medetomidine
  • Outro

Credits

  • Producer, Show Notes: Zina Huxley-Reicher
  • Infographics: Zina Huxley-Reicher MD and Zoya Surani
  • Hosts: Carolyn Chan, MD MHS, Zina Huxley-Reicher MD, Shawn Cohen, MD
  • Reviewer: Payel Jhoom Roy, MD, MSc
  • Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest: Ashish Thakrar, MD MHSP
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