This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 …

Background Inpatient detoxification is a common health care entry point for people with
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). However, many patients return to opioid use after discharge …

Background Treatment following detoxification is recommended to promote recovery from
alcohol (AUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) yet less than half of detoxification patients …

This chapter begins with an overview of opioid-related disorders (OUDs) and how they are
defined in the International Classification of Disease Version 11 (ICD-11) and Diagnostic …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects more than 2 million people in the United States. There are
over 120,000 deaths worldwide annually attributed to opioids. Withdrawal still carries the …

Supervised opioid withdrawal (also referred to as detoxification or detox) is a medical
treatment aimed at fully discontinuing opioid use in persons who are physically dependent …

NPs in primary care settings are well positioned to treat substance use disorders (SUDs).
SUDs affect patients across the age spectrum and may be diagnosed and treated by NPs …

Given the high rate of infection secondary to substance use, infusion nurses have a unique
opportunity to compassionately engage individuals with substance use problems …

Background: Treatment following detoxification is recommended to promote recovery from
alcohol (AUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD), yet less than half of detoxification patients …

Background: Opioid addicts usually quit treatment due to the severe withdrawal symptoms
associated with it. Accelerated opioid detoxification programs were launched with the aim of …