“Behind the Evidence” is the addiction medicine podcast of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, and a project of the Center’s free bimonthly newsletter Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence (AODH). This episode was recorded in March 2025 and features an interview with Ashish Thakrar, MD on his article published in JAMA Dermatology: “Wound characteristics among patients exposed to xylazine;” and an interview with Raagini Jawa, MD on her article in Drug and Alcohol Dependence: “Drug use practices and wound care experien ...