Episode 92

About this episode

Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley discuss key insights on medical cannabis and opioid therapy in chronic pain management.

In t his episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the relationship between medical cannabis and opioid receipt in chronic pain, clinical challenges in managing risks of continuing versus tapering long-term opioid therapy, the impact of cannabis use on nicotine vaping cessation outcomes, and more! Medical Cannabis and Opioid Receipt Among Adults With Chronic Pain Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, December 2025 Experiences of long-term benzodiazepine use and addiction amid changes in guidelines for the prescription of narcotic drugs: a qualitative study Published in Springer Nature Link, August 2025 Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practice guidelines Published in Pain Practice, January 2025 Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, December 2025 Cannabis Use and Nicotine Vaping Cessation Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, December…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Don Stader

Guest: Dr. Bradley

Topics covered

• medical cannabis
• opioid therapy
• chronic pain management
• nicotine vaping cessation
• clinical challenges

Keywords

• opioid therapy
• medical cannabis
• chronic pain
• nicotine vaping
• benzodiazepine addiction
• clinical guidelines

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Medical Cannabis and Opioid Receipt Among Adults With Chronic Pain, Experiences of long-term benzodiazepine use and addiction amid changes in guidelines for the prescription of narcotic drugs: a qualitative study, Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practice guidelines, Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial, Cannabis Use and Nicotine Vaping Cessation Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

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