In this study, we applied contrapuntal analysis, the corresponding method of relational dialectics theory, to examine the meaning of addiction from the perspective of people in recovery for opioid use disorder. Findings revealed two discourses: the Discourse of Addiction as a Disruptive Choice (DADC)...
Meaning Methadone and buprenorphine were associated with reduced overdose and opioid-related morbidity compared with opioid antagonist therapy, inpatient treatment, or intensive outpatient behavioral interventions and may be used as first-line treatments for opioid use disorder. Abstract Importance Although cli...
Open Document According to NIH, millions of people suffer from opioid use disorder throughout the United States. This epidemic has continued to spread and the numbers of people who are becoming addicted is on the rise so much that the total burden of cost is at 78.5 billion dollars per year...
In this study, we applied contrapuntal analysis, the corresponding method of relational dialectics theory, to examine the meaning of addiction from the perspective of people in recovery for opioid use disorder. Findings revealed two discourses: the Discourse of Addiction as a Disruptive Choice (DADC)...
Meaning Proxy measures that rely on multiple sources of data, including prescription drug history and notes in the electronic health record, may help identify patients with opioid use disorder who have not received a diagnosis. Abstract Importance Electronic health records are a potentially ...
Opioid toxicity continues to have significant morbidity and mortality in Alberta. Opioid agonist therapy is an effective treatment for opiate use disorder (OUD), with first-line treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone (BUP-NAL) being both highly effective and safe. Barriers to care limit access to tre...
Arwady pointed to a long list of factors that officials hope are contributing to the decline, ranging from broader availability of the overdose reversing spray naloxone, also known as Narcan, to efforts to ease gaps in access to medications that can treat opioid use disorder. Narcan and fentanyl...
Meaning A significant fraction of individuals with opioid use disorder in the United States do not receive any form of MAT; expanding access to MAT, overdose education and naloxone distribution, and contingency management may generate significant societal cost savings and, more importantly, save numerou...