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In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing dementia risk following gabapentin use in chronic low back pain, predictors of outcomes during short-term medically supervised opioid withdrawal, nonpharmacologic pain interventions such as auricular acupressure in older adults, and more!

• Risk of dementia following gabapentin prescription in chronic low back pain patients Published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, July 2025
• Predictors of outcome for short-term medically supervised opioid withdrawal during a randomized, multicenter trial of buprenorphine-naloxone and clonidine in the NIDA clinical trials network drug and alcohol dependence Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, October 2009
• Auricular point acupressure for older adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial Published in Pain Medicine, September 2025
• Implementation opportunities for optimizing retention on buprenorphine treatment for people with opioid use disorder in West Virginia Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, November 2025
• FDA Requires Stronger Opioid Pain Medication Warning Labels Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2025