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.

EP17 Dangers of the Online Pharmacy Market

Jul 7th, 2023 28m 48s

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 McGi

Ep16 Cannabis Banking: Navigating finances in the legal Cannabis Industry

Apr 13th, 2023 38m 14s

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.

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

Jan 13th, 2023 40m 59s

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 f

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

Dec 9th, 2022 19m 42s

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.

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

Aug 22nd, 2022 38m 40s

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 Colle

Pilot program: Paramedics Emergency Dispensing of Buprenorphine

Jul 1st, 2022 34m 36s

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

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

Feb 7th, 2022 37m 25s

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 we

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

Jan 23rd, 2021 31m 46s

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 financiall

The Forgotten Epidemic

Sep 6th, 2020 49m 41s

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 coordinat

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

Aug 5th, 2020 42m 28s

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

State PDMP vs a National PDMP - Dispelling myths, other arguments and outdated ideas

Jul 11th, 2020 30m 15s

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 Di

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

Jun 15th, 2020 23m 58s

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 NA

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

May 10th, 2020 27m 11s

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

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

Apr 1st, 2020 33m

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,

The Importance of Safely Disposing of Unused and Unwanted Medications

Mar 1st, 2020 34m 13s

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

The ACE Study and Drug Abuse

Feb 1st, 2020 32m 47s

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 Nur

Tribute to Bill Ward

Jan 10th, 2020 17m 37s

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

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