Hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders
Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …
Opioid use disorder
J Strang, ND Volkow, L Degenhardt… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …
[HTML][HTML] Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and … - 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On October 30 and 31, 2018, the Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) held a 1.5-day workshop in Washington, DC. To support the …
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) held a 1.5-day workshop in Washington, DC. To support the …
Medication-assisted therapies—tackling the opioid-overdose epidemic
ND Volkow, TR Frieden, PS Hyde… - New England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Deeming prescription-opioid overdoses an epidemic, the Department of Health and Human
Services is working to reduce opioid abuse while ensuring appropriate access to opioids …
Services is working to reduce opioid abuse while ensuring appropriate access to opioids …
Modeling health benefits and harms of public policy responses to the US opioid epidemic
AL Pitt, K Humphreys… - American journal of …, 2018 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To estimate health outcomes of policies to mitigate the opioid epidemic.
Methods. We used dynamic compartmental modeling of US adults, in various pain, opioid …
Methods. We used dynamic compartmental modeling of US adults, in various pain, opioid …
[HTML][HTML] The opioid crisis: a contextual, social-ecological framework
The prevalence of opioid use and misuse has provoked a staggering number of deaths over
the past two and a half decades. Much attention has focused on individual risks according to …
the past two and a half decades. Much attention has focused on individual risks according to …
Opioid agonist treatment and fatal overdose risk in a state‐wide US population receiving opioid use disorder services
Background and aims Evidence from randomized controlled trials establishes that
medication treatment with methadone and buprenorphine reduces opioid use and improves …
medication treatment with methadone and buprenorphine reduces opioid use and improves …
Medication treatment for opioid use disorders in substance use treatment facilities
Medication treatment (MT) is one of the few evidence-based strategies proposed to combat
the current opioid epidemic. We examined national trends and correlates of offering MT in …
the current opioid epidemic. We examined national trends and correlates of offering MT in …
Prescription opioid abuse: problems and responses
WM Compton, M Boyle, E Wargo - Preventive medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Prescription opioid abuse and addiction, along with consequences such as overdose death
and increasing transition to heroin use, constitute a devastating public health problem in the …
and increasing transition to heroin use, constitute a devastating public health problem in the …
Kratom as a substitute for opioids: results from an online survey
MA Coe, JL Pillitteri, MA Sembower, KK Gerlach… - Drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Kratom is a South Eastern Asian tree whose leaves are used to make
tea-like brews or swallowed in powdered form for various health and well-being reasons …
tea-like brews or swallowed in powdered form for various health and well-being reasons …