Episode 22: "Breaking Barriers to Care: Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Through Academic Detailing"

Episode 22: "Breaking Barriers to Care: Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Through Academic Detailing"

December 30, 2025 · 21 min

About this episode

The episode discusses expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder through innovative approaches like telehealth and academic detailing.

​What if access to medications for opioid use disorder didn’t have to start in a clinic? In this episode of Changing Minds , host Anna Morgan-Barsamian is joined by Finn Black and Rebecca Martinez from the Center for Innovative Academic Detailing on Opioids and Stimulants (CIAO) . They discuss how academic detailing supported the rapid implementation of a telehealth and street-based initiative designed to expand access to buprenorphine for people who use opioids. The conversation highlights patient-centered program design, scalable clinician support, and key lessons for cities responding to urgent public health challenges.

People in this episode

Host: Anna Morgan-Barsamian

Guests: Finn Black, Rebecca Martinez

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Organizations: Center for Innovative Academic Detailing on Opioids and Stimulants

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