Cancer Pain in Addiction: Navigating Opioids, MOUD, and Survivorship

After you listen, please complete SAMHSA’s required Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) GPRA Post-Event Form. This form will gather satisfaction with the event to help improve future episodes. For patients with cancer and substance use disorders, managing pain safely and effectively presents unique challenges. Clinicians must balance appropriate opioid prescribing with the risks of relapse, overdose, and fragmented care. This episode explores how addiction, oncology, and palliative care providers can work together to support both cancer treatment and recovery. Listeners will learn practical frameworks for managing cancer-related pain, coordinating care across specialties, and improving outcomes for patients navigating these intersecting and complex conditions. Timestamps: [06:42] Cancer Pain vs Other Pain [09:22] Patient Education and Safety [15:22] Active Use and MOUD Basics [18:33] Adjuvants During Treatment [20:47] Buprenorphine in Cancer Pain [25:25] Choosing Bupe Products and Doses [31:01] Methadone Logistics and Risks [41:19] Survivorship and Chronic Pain [48:39] Building Collaboration Systems [53:07] Key Takeaways and Resources Links: AMERSA - https://amersa.org/ Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Training for DEA-Registered Clinicians | Center to Advance Palliative Care - https://www.capc.org/training/learnin... Conversations that Matter: Engaging Patients around Pain and Substance Use - VitalTalk - https://vitaltalk.org/conversations-t... Care at the Crossroads: Opioid Prescribing in Individuals with Serious Illness and Opioid Use Disorder - Providers Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Use Disorders - https://pcssnow.org/courses/14-care-a... Virtual Workshop: Optimizing Buprenorphine for Pain and Substance Use Disorder - CAPC | Center to Advance Palliative Care - https://www.capc.org/events/virtual-w...