Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

Scientific article
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ABSTRACT Opioid use in pregnancy has escalated dramatically in recent years, paralleling the epidemic observed in the general population. To combat the opioid epidemic, all health care providers need to take an active role. Pregnancy...

Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

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This handbook provides guidance on using the web-based, multimedia tool 'Decisions in Recovery: Medications for Opioid Addiction'. This handbook and the web-based tool offer information about medication-assisted treatment. Both resources...

Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: What's There to Learn?

Scientific article
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This misuse of prescription opioids is a major public health challenge. Buprenorphine-naloxone (bup-nx) is typically used to treat opioid use disorders. However, the drug’s clinical trial primarily involved heroin users. It was therefore...

XR-Naltrexone: A Step-by-Step Guide

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The Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT) experts have recently created a virtual step-by-step XR-Naltrexone User Guide to assist you in your practice in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). XR...

Webinar: Addressing the Unique Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Women

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Washington DC
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United States

Deaths from drug overdoses are the number one cause of injury death in the U.S. Most of these deaths are related to the misuse of prescription opioids and heroin. While men were more likely than women to die of opioid overdose, the number of overdose deaths from opioids among women has increased substantially. Since 1999, women’s deaths have quadrupled from prescription painkiller overdose.

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CDC Public Health Grand Rounds January 2017

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