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The NASCSA Podcast

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Official Podcast of the National Association of Controlled Substance Authorities. Interviews with various experts on controlled substances, medications, prescription drug monitoring and more.

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Episodes

  1. Conversations from the Conference - Lighthouse AI

    From NASCSA's 40th Anniversary Conference in Greenville, South Carolina, a conversation with NASCSA sponsor, Lighthouse AI founder and CEO Sumeet Singh on the use of Artificial Intelligence to solve problems in the pharmaceutical industry.

  2. EP18 A.I. to Detect Drug Diversion in Healthcare

    NASCSA host Alan McGill and founder of Invistics, Tom Knight, discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to detect and prevent Drug Diversion in Healthcare.

  3. EP17 Dangers of the Online Pharmacy Market

    How do you find a legitimate pharmacy online? How many are fake? How dangerous is the online pharmacy market? Libby Baney of the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies answers these question and more in a discussion with NASCSA President Alan McGill so that you can get a better understanding of the...

  4. Ep16 Cannabis Banking: Navigating finances in the legal Cannabis Industry

    This episode explores the past present and future of the legal Cannabis Industry in regards to finances. VP of Knowledge for GreenCheck, Paul Dunford, explains the history and future of banking in this field.

  5. The Use of Psychedelic Drugs in Treatment: A Patient’s Perspective

    The final in our three part series regarding the use of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of mental illness and traumatic brain injuries. This episode features a conversation with Andrew Marr, former Green Beret, who had personally benefited from this treatment. Andrew gives his insight into the...

  6. The Use of Pscyhedelic Drugs for the Treatment of Mental Illness: Part2

    Part 2 of the discussion with Dr. Lynnette Averill from Baylor College of Medicine. In this segment, Dr. Averill details the various drugs, challenges, and how the treatment generally is performed.

  7. The Use of Psychedelic Drugs in Treatment of Mental Health and Considerations for CS Authorities - Part 1

    Limited Series on the use of psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD, Ketamine, and others for the treatment of various mental health conditions. Part 1 of the conversation with Dr. Lynnette Averill, a clinician and researcher at Baylor College of Medicine and Captain Sean Belouin of SAMSHA who...

  8. Pilot program: Paramedics Emergency Dispensing of Buprenorphine

    Overdose Prevention Coordinator, Josh Schneider, for the City of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania discusses their pilot program of dispensing buprenorphine as a harm reduction strategy. This program allows paramedics to dispense the medication under certain conditions. It is designed to expand access…

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  9. The Pez Case - Etizolam and the near death of two children

    NASCSA President and host Alan McGill interviews Emporium Police Chief Dave Merritt and Cameron County District Attorney Paul Malizia about a case involving tainted candy given to two children. In October 2020, two elementary school children were given Pez Candy coated with a designer...

  10. Drug Diversion, Burglaries & Robberies at Healthcare Facilities: Increased Dangers in a COVID Pandemic World

    Everyone knows an armed robbery can be deadly. And diversion of medications at a healthcare facility can have substantial risk of harm to a patient. As if this is not enough, the COVID Pandemic has added additional risks. They can be financially devastating in addition to be deadly. In this…

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  11. The Forgotten Epidemic

    Ten years ago, the CDC declared the United States had an opioid epidemic but the COVID-19 Pandemic has drawn our attention away from the opioid crisis. On this podcast, we discuss the opioid crisis with Samantha Osterlof, an outreach coordinator and college instructor with a Master's Degree in...

  12. (AI) Artificial Intelligence, Data Integration and Machine Learning in Healthcare to detect and prevent Drug Diversion

    A conversation with Tom Knight, President and CEO of Invistics. Tom explains the differences and how computer software learns to detect patterns of drug diversion in healthcare facilities to help predict and detect when medications are at risk from being stolen or diverted from patients. This…

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  13. State PDMP vs a National PDMP - Dispelling myths, other arguments and outdated ideas

    The argument for keeping State prescription drug monitoring programs and dispelling the myths about interoperability between states and other outdated reasons to enact a federally run PDMP. A conversation with Steve Schierholt, the Executive Director of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Jason...

  14. NASCSA - The Executive Board, Committees and the Annual Training Conference. A discussion with the Executive Director and President of the Association.

    NASCSA Executive Director Kathy Keough and President Joe Fontenot discuss what the Executive Board has been doing for the membership so far this year, including making contingency plans as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. They also explain NASCSA’s various committees, what they do and how they...

  15. How the COVID-19 pandemic has afffected the Opioid Epidemic, Drug Abuse and Addiction

    A conversation with Dr. Lynn Webster about the Coronavirus Pandemic's affect on pain management and addiction therapy. Also discussed is poly-drug use, methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs. Having conducted extensive research and authoring over 300 scientific publications and abstracts as…

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  16. On the front lines of Medicated Assisted Treatment, how it works, challenges, drug combinations and something called "Methadonia"

    CEO of the Esper Treatment Center, Jennifer Esper, shares her nearly 20 years of experience in providing MAT or Medicated Assisted Treatment to those suffering with Opioid Use Disorder. She discusses the deadly combinations of drugs seen today, deadly consequences of quitting "Cold Turkey" for…

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  17. The Importance of Safely Disposing of Unused and Unwanted Medications

    The importance of destroying unused medications cannot be overstated. As a pharmacist with a law degree and former director of the Office of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in Delaware, Dave Dryden takes a look back at one of the first drug take back programs in the United States and discusses some...

  18. The ACE Study and Drug Abuse

    On this episode, we discuss the ACE Study or Adverse Childhood Experience Study with Dr. Susan Maloney of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Maloney is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The ACE Study has been called the…

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  19. Tribute to Bill Ward

    Interviews with Kathy Keough, John Gadea and Danna Droz as they share memories and pay tribute to their longtime friend and colleague, Bill Ward. Bill was the former Director of Connecticut's State Controlled Substance Authority and a long-time member of NASCSA who contributed so much to NASCSA…

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Official Podcast of the National Association of Controlled Substance Authorities. Interviews with various experts on controlled substances, medications, prescription drug monitoring and more.

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