The importance of knowing how to identify, handle, refer, and treat patients with opioid use disorder cannot be understated. This article attempts to educate dental professionals on the current epidemiology of opioid use, explain the physiology of addiction, teach practitioners how to identify ...
Opioid medications have a high risk for addiction and must be used with great caution. Opioid overdose can have severe consequences, andnaloxone, an opioidantagonist, is administered in case of opioid overdose. Naloxone is often combined with opioid partial agonists to treat opioid use disorder. H...
Medications to treat opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine, have been shown to save lives, cutting overdose deaths by up to 60% and reducing the transmission of HIV by offering a safe alternative to injection drug use. Many patients take these medications, which are called op...
The strips give those who use illegal drugs a way to determine if fentanyl is present in their drug supply and to help reduce the risk of an overdose. Legal fentanyl is a synthetic prescription opioid developed in the 1960s and is used to treat severe pain such as breakthrough cancer pain...
It is not a narcotic (opioid), but is used to treat various types of nerve pain (diabetic neuropathy, herpes zoster), as well as epilepsy, fibromyalgia and spinal cord injury. Continue reading Does Lyrica make you sleepy? Yes, Lyrica (pregabalin) can cause extreme drowsiness (somnolence)...
"The study findings provide consensus-based guidance for clinicians who treat cancer-related pain and encounter stimulant use, and include management strategies they can bring immediately to their practice," said lead author Dr. Katie Fitzgerald Jones of the VA Boston Healthcare System. "The results...
The NQF report noted that individuals in the criminal justice system are unlikely to receive strong interventions such as medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while they are inside the system or once they leave the system. “While Medicaid expansion has been associated with improving rates...
For many years, methadone has been used to treat heroin addiction. This drug affects the opiate receptors, and can alleviate both the psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms. Another drug that has shown promise for treating heroin addiction, LAAM (levo-alpha-acetyl methadol), acts as an ...
Naltrexone is a medication used to treat opioid use and alcohol use disorders in adults, as part of a comprehensive management program. Naltrexone may cause depression and suicidal thoughts. Common side effects of naltrexone include injection site reactions, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain,...
spending for opioid use disorder should be a wake-up call: addiction doesn't discriminate based on age. We need to make non-opioid pain relievers more affordable and accessible for our seniors, allowing them to choose safer treatments and help to reduce the risk of addiction before it...