# Episode 332: Buprenorphine with Tom Hickey Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493/episode-332-buprenorphine-with-tom-hickey Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493/episode-332-buprenorphine-with-tom-hickey.md Podcast: [Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493) Published: 2026-04-18T09:23:16+00:00 Episode link: http://accrac.com/ Audio file: https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/10f357ac-f50b-4d53-bf0b-cecdbccc0a55/stream.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493/episodes/episode-332-buprenorphine-with-tom-hickey Duration seconds: 3571 ## Resource In this 332nd episode I welcome Dr. Tom Hickey to the show to discuss Buprenorphine. We discuss it's pharmacology, safety, use in OUD, Chronic pain, acute perioperative pain, we address some common myths and we talk about future directions. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com * Check out Factor and use my code factormeals.com/accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com * Check out Kiwi Biosciences and use my code icaneatagain.com/ACCRAC for a great deal: https://www.kiwibiosciences.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/accrac for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493/episodes/episode-332-buprenorphine-with-tom-hickey/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/anesthesia-and-critical-care-reviews-and-commentary-accrac-podcast-323493/episode-332-buprenorphine-with-tom-hickey.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.