Opioid Use Disorder

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Seventh Session)

29 July 2021

Abuja

Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the topic 'Opioid Use Disorders: Presentations and Management'.

Development of an unannounced standardized patient protocol to evaluate opioid use disorder treatment in pregnancy for American Indian and rural communities

Scientific article

25 June 2021

Abstract Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) disproportionately impacts rural and American Indian communities and has quadrupled among pregnant individuals nationwide in the past two decades. Yet, limited data are available about access...

A randomised, double-blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine

Scientific article

21 June 2021

Experiences of childhood trauma (abuse and neglect) are disproportionately higher in those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Childhood trauma may affect the reinforcing and rewarding properties of opioid drugs and responses to pain, potentially via developmental changes to the endogenous opioid system.

The Role of Cannabis Use in Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Scientific article

Source: Naji, L., Rosic, T., Sanger, N., Dennis, B., Worster, A., Paul, J., ... & Samaan, Z. (2020). The Role of Cannabis Use in Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of addiction medicine. Abstract Objectives...

US-MX Border Rural Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Response: Lessons learned in program planning and implementation

17 February 2021

Washington, D.C.

United States

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, starting at 03:00 PM (Washington, DC time), Maryland Rural Opioid Technical Assistance initiative (MarylandROTA) invites you to the webinar “US-MX Border Rural Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Response: Lessons learned in program planning and implementation."

Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain: Perspectives from Clinicians -Opioid Collab Listening Session

Video and audio recordings

The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic held a web-based listening session that focused on the perspectives and experiences of clinicians caring for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain. This is a recording of that...

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons

Video and audio recordings

People who have been incarcerated are approximately 100 times more likely to die by overdose in the first two weeks after their release than the general public. Despite high rates of opioid use disorder among justice-involved individuals...

When COVID-19 and Opioid Addiction Collide

News

We are witnessing, arguably, the greatest public health issue of our time. However, that is not to say the public health concerns that were present before the pandemic have disappeared. Opioid addiction and opioid-related deaths continue to...

Treatment Improvement Protocol 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Book

The goal of treatment for opioid addiction or opioid use disorder (OUD) is remission of the disorder leading to lasting recovery. Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self...

Differences in Availability and Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Residential Treatment Settings in the United States

Scientific article

7 February 2020

Opioid use and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. Several medications for OUD (MOUDs) are now considered by the medical community to be the criterion standard in OUD recovery...