# Engaging and Retaining Young People in OUD Treatment: Making the Wish Come True Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/asam-practice-pearls-7218384/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/asam-practice-pearls-7218384/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true.md Podcast: [ASAM Practice Pearls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/asam-practice-pearls-7218384) Published: 2025-06-09T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://asampracticepearls.podbean.com/e/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gw7485bbny3mjuyk/Ep_Youth_OUD_Treatment7mbd1.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asam-practice-pearls-7218384/episodes/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true Duration seconds: 1967 ## Resource In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, host Dr. Stephen Taylor welcomes Dr. Marc Fishman for an insightful conversation on improving engagement and retention of youth in medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). They examine the unique challenges young people face and present developmentally informed strategies—including prevention, family involvement, and assertive outreach. The discussion highlights the importance of a medication-first approach and building partnerships with schools and communities to foster long-term recovery. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asam-practice-pearls-7218384/episodes/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/asam-practice-pearls-7218384/engaging-and-retaining-young-people-in-oud-treatment-making-the-wish-come-true.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.