Results The evidence shows that (1) there is a high prevalence of opioid misuse in the criminal offending population; (2) criminal recidivism amongst those with an opioid use disorder is high (3) pharmacotherapy proves effective for opioid use disorders during and after incarceration, and (4) ...
Adolescent drug overdose mortality more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, with most deaths involving opioids.1An estimated 1 in 100 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years has an opioid use disorder (OUD).2However, fewer than 5% of adolescents with OUD receive buprenorphine or naltrexone3despite recom...
Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Review of the Evidence and Future Directions LEARNING OBJECTIVE: After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: Evaluate the rationale for and current evidence supporting med... HS Connery - 《Harv Rev Psychiatry》 被引...
There are about 209,000 PCPs in the U.S, so accessing treatment for opioid use disorder through PCPs could have a significant impact on public health. “The most common point of contact between healthcare providers and the public is through a PCP,” Brandon del Pozo, lead author of the s...
fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread Ok! Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Current guidelines recommend that pregnant women with opioid use disorder be prescribed either methadone or buprenorphine, but these drugs too have significant potential for abuse. A recent study publishe...
There is a breadth of academic research demonstrating that there are three medications that successfully treat opioid use disorder (OUD): methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. However, patients face unnecessary barriers to evidence-based treatment from government regulations as well as providers' own...
Treating Women Who Are Pregnant and Parenting for Opioid Use Disorder and the Concurrent Care of Their Infants and Children: Literature Review to Support N... Treating women who are pregnant and parenting for opioid use disorder and the concurrent care of their infants and children: Literature ...
to help treat substance use disorders. This application is intended to be used with outpatient treatment to treat alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and stimulant substance use disorders. In December 2018, the FDA cleared a mobile medical application, reSET®, to help treat opioid use disorders. This...
Wilson, an associate professor in the WSU College of Nursing and an expert on pain management opioid use disorder. “As a result, a lot of people experience withdrawal symptoms in that adjustment period that can be severe enough to make them resume illegal drug use or drop out of treatment....
Packets of buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorderElise Amendola/AP “Itwas dehumanizing,” Slade Skaggs told us about how health care providers treated him when he turned to them for help with his substance use disorder. “They made me feel like...