Addiction Toxicology Case Conference - October 2021

Case 1
23-year-old male with use of 7 grams a day of phenibut with anxiety, tremors, and sweats with any attempts to taper. Looking for a withdrawal protocol at a Medically Supervised detoxification level of care for 7-10 days.

Case 2
Patient with use of Kratom, alcohol, and sedatives (intermittent benzodiazepines) has seizure after brief relapse with alcohol about a week after leaving detox for alcohol and sedative use. Kratom use was not addressed during detox

Series Moderators

• Timothy J. Wiegand, MD, FACMT, DFASAM (ACMT/ASAM Expert), Director of Toxicology and of the Toxicology Consult Service, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY  
• Gloria J. Baciewicz, MD (ASAM Expert), Medical Director, Strong Recovery; Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Panelists

• Timothy Carnes, MD (ASAM Expert) Medical Director, Pine Tree Recovery Center, Guardian Recovery Network, Portland, ME
• Joseph Carpenter, MD (ACMT Expert) Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
• Zachary Illg, DO (Guest Expert) Medical Toxicology Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
• Alaina Steck, MD (ACMT Expert) Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Medical Director, Grady Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment (MAOT) Clinic, Assistant Medical Director, Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA

About The Series: The ACMT/ASAM Addiction Toxicology Case Conference webinar series discusses Addiction/Toxicology cases in an interactive fashion featuring experts from Addiction Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, and Medical Toxicology.

This webinar is open to the public.