Caroline Cassels May 23, 2023 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved extended-release injection buprenorphine (Brixadi, Braeburn Inc) for the treatment of moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD). The medication comes in two formulations: a weekly and a monthly version. The weekly treatment is indicated in patient who have initiated treatment with a single dose of...
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Taking a placebo improves adherence to treatment for opioid use disorder, study finds
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Substance use disorder affects 20 million Americans, and more than 100,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the medication methadone has the strongest evidence-based effectiveness to prevent relapse, about half of patients drop out of their treatment within...
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Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder increased markedly from 2011 to 2022
by National Institutes of Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The incidence rate of infective endocarditis—a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves—among patients with cocaine use disorder or opioid use disorder increased from 2011 to 2022, with the steepest increase occurring from 2021 to 2022, a new study reports. Study findings contribute to...
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Outpatient visits are critical to success of treating opioid-use disorder, researchers find
by Rutgers University Retention rates at 6, 12, and 24 months among patients initiating buprenorphine, by engagement. (Engagement = two additional in-person outpatient clinical visits within 34 days of the intake visit.). Credit: American Journal of Psychiatry (2022). DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220456 People with opioid-use disorder who enter treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose or death if they...
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Opioid use disorder: flexible treatment at home proves effective
Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that more than 350,000 people who used drugs containing opioids to relieve their pain did so problematically? In Quebec alone, 339 people died from opioid intoxication between January and September 2021, according to the latest data from the...
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Under 6 percent of criminal justice cases get opioid use disorder treatment
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: WENDY P. GUASTAFERRO, PH.D., DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FAU SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LED A STUDY ON DISPARITIES WITHIN A CRIMINAL JUSTICE POPULATION IN THE U.S. ON OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT AS PART OF THE TREATMENT PLAN. CREDIT: ALEX DOLCE, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY About 4 million people who reported use...
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Therapy can support medication treatment for opioid use disorder
by Rutgers University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers. To better understand the role of psychosocial and behavioral therapy, the study, published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, examined services received by people in the...
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Only 1 in 4 people needing treatment received medication for opioid use disorder in past year
by Rutgers University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), adolescents and most adults who might benefit from OUD treatment report no medication use, according to a study by researchers at the Rutgers School of Public Health and Columbia University Mailman School of...
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Study finds methadone the most effective drug in medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder
by Case Western Reserve University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medications for opioid-use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower death rates and improved quality of life for people in recovery. But which of the most commonly used medications for OUD are most effective? And how does that effectiveness improve when coupled with behavioral therapy? A new...
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Needs of patients with opioid use disorder similar to other patients
by Mallory Locklear, Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With the magnitude of the opioid crisis, there has been a growing call for treatment of patients with opioid use disorder to be expanded beyond specialist care and into the hands of primary care physicians. Yet while primary care providers are positioned to offer these services—and...
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