Opioid Use Disorder

Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Book

12 August 2018

It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...

Risk Factors for Discontinuation of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Scientific article

7 September 2018

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), and the associated risk of overdose and death, is becoming one of the most prevalent threats to health and social wellbeing in the United States. Medication, such as buprenorphine, is the gold standard treatment...

Opioid Treatment Resources

Website

3 October 2018

Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for individuals who have overdosed or suffering from the effects of opioids. Despite the vital role practitioners within this service provide, there has been, up until now, little...

Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis in the US

Scientific article

3 July 2018

Abstract Purpose of Review: In light of the current crisis in opioid involved overdose deaths, the federal Department of Health and Human Services operating divisions are working together to implement a data-driven, research-based strategy...

Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Ibogaine: Detoxification and Drug Use Outcomes

Scientific article

25 May 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Ibogaine is a monoterpene indole alkaloid used in medical and nonmedical settings for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Its mechanism of action is apparently novel. There are no published prospective studies of drug...

Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview

News

A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website. The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...

Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulations

Scientific article

Abstract Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations have been suggested as one way to decrease the abuse, addiction, and overdose of orally prescribed opioids. Ten oral opioid formulations have received abuse-deterrent labeling by the U.S. Food...

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release

Scientific article

1 March 2018

Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.