The NASCSA Podcast

The NASCSA Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP18 A.I. to Detect Drug Diversion in Healthcare
May 01, 2024

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
July 07, 2023

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

Ep16 Cannabis Banking: Navigating finances in the legal Cannabis Industry
April 13, 2023

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 thi

The Use of Psychedelic Drugs in Treatment: A Patient’s Perspective
January 13, 2023

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

The Use of Pscyhedelic Drugs for the Treatment of Mental Illness: Part2
December 09, 2022

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
August 22, 2022

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

Pilot program: Paramedics Emergency Dispensing of Buprenorphine
July 01, 2022

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

The Pez Case - Etizolam and the near death of two children
February 07, 2022

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 Oct

Drug Diversion, Burglaries & Robberies at Healthcare Facilities: Increased Dangers in a COVID Pandemic World
January 23, 2021

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 ad

The Forgotten Epidemic
September 06, 2020

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 coll