Medications for opioid use disorder save lives /

The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). More than 2 million people in the United States are estimated to have OUD, which is caused by prolonged...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mancher, Michelle (Editor ), Leshner, Alan I., 1944- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2019]
Colección:Consensus study report.
Temas:
Opioid abuse > Treatment > United States.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > United States.
Opioids > Overdose > Treatment > United States.
Brain > Diseases > Treatment > United States.
Opioid abuse > Prevention > Government policy.
Methadone maintenance > United States.
Buprenorphine > Therapeutic use > United States.
Naloxone > Therapeutic use > United States.
Naltrexone > Therapeutic use > United States.
Drugs > Overdose.
Opiate Substitution Treatment
Opioid-Related Disorders > drug therapy
Drug Users
Drug Overdose
Toxicomanie aux opiacés > Traitement > États-Unis.
Toxicomanes > Réadaptation > États-Unis.
Opioïdes > Surdosage > Traitement > États-Unis.
Cerveau > Maladies > Traitement > États-Unis.
Méthadone > Emploi en thérapeutique > États-Unis.
Buprénorphine > Emploi en thérapeutique > États-Unis.
Naloxone > Emploi en thérapeutique > États-Unis.
Naltrexone > Emploi en thérapeutique > États-Unis.
Médicaments > Surdosage.
Drugs > Overdose
Brain > Diseases > Treatment
Buprenorphine > Therapeutic use
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation
Methadone maintenance
Opioid abuse > Treatment
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The effectiveness of medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder
  • Treatment with medications for opioid use disorder in different populations
  • Medications for opioid use disorder in various treatment settings
  • Barriers to broader use of medications to treat opioid use disorder
  • Appendixes

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