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Posted 1/19/2022 (updated 3/26/2024)
With the worst opioid overdose death crisis in the United States history, urgent new approaches to assist people who use drugs onto medication for opioid use disorder are necessary. In this commentary, addiction medicine clinicians and drug user union representatives align to argue that conventional ways of buprenorphine initiation that require periods of withdrawal must be augmented with additional novel approaches to initiation.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 6/17/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Telemedicine is increasingly being used to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). It has particular value in rural areas of the United States impacted by the opioid crisis as these areas have a shortage of trained addiction medicine providers. Patient satisfaction significantly impacts positive clinical outcomes in OUD treatment and thus is of great clinical interest.
Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Stimulants 2021: An Update—Clinical Issues and Treatments
The presenter will review considerations in engaging and treating individuals with stimulant use disorders and present evidence-based treatment strategies relevant to rural communities addressing this growing problem.