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Opioid Use Disorder: Medical Treatment Options - American Family Physician

Oct 1, 2019 - Opioid use disorder is highly prevalent and can be fatal. At least 2.1 million Americans 12 years and older had opioid use disorder in 2016, and approximately 47,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2017. Opioid use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition, the treatment of ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p416.html

Urine Drug Tests: Ordering and Interpreting Results - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2019 - Urine drug testing is an essential component of monitoring patients who are receiving long-term opioid therapy, and it has been suggested for patients receiving long-term benzodiazepine or stimulant therapy. Family physicians should be familiar with the characteristics and capabilities ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p33.html

Adolescent Substance Use and Misuse: Recognition and Management - American Family ...

Jun 1, 2019 - Adolescent use of illicit substances imposes an enormous burden on individuals, families, and communities. The types of illicit substances adolescents are using have changed drastically over the past decade with decreases in alcohol use (including binge alcohol use) offset by increases ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p689.html

Primary Care for Persons Who Inject Drugs - American Family Physician

Jan 15, 2019 - More than 750,000 persons in the United States inject opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine, or ketamine, and that number is increasing because of the current opioid epidemic. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk of infectious and noninfectious skin, pulmonary, cardiac, ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0115/p109.html

Buprenorphine Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder - American Family Physician

Mar 1, 2018 - Opioid misuse, including the use of heroin and the overprescribing, misuse, and diversion of opioid pain medications, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in opioid use disorder and associated overdoses and deaths. ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0301/p313.html

Stimulant and Designer Drug Use: Primary Care Management - American Family Physician

Jul 15, 2018 - Approximately 10% of the U.S. population 12 years and older reported using illicit substances in 2015. This article reviews the clinical effects and treatment of persons who use cocaine, methamphetamines, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0715/p85.html

Substance Abuse - American Family Physician

Oct 1, 2019 - Advertisement AFP BY TOPIC Substance Abuse Editors' Choice of Best Available Content PRINT COMMENTS ADD TO FAVORITES REMOVE FAVORITE This page will be removed from your Favorites Links. Are you sure? SHARE This collection features the best content from...

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Opioid Epidemic - Key Resources - American Family Physician

Oct 1, 2019 - Advertisement AFP BY TOPIC Opioid Epidemic - Key Resources Editors' Choice of Best Available Content PRINT COMMENTS ADD TO FAVORITES REMOVE FAVORITE This page will be removed from your Favorites Links. Are you sure? SHARE This collection features the best...

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Common Misperceptions About Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder - ...

Oct 1, 2019 - The antidote to the opioid use disorder epidemic is the thoughtful use of evidence-based medicine and an honest understanding of what we know—and what we don't know—about caring for people with substance use disorders.

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p396.html

Lofexidine (Lucemyra) for Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms - STEPS - American ...

Mar 15, 2019 - Lofexidine has been shown to be as effective as clonidine at controlling some of the symptoms of withdrawal from opioid use. It may have a small additional benefit for maintaining abstinence in patients switched to buprenorphine or methadone for long-term maintenance.

American Family Physician : STEPS

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0315/p392.html

Counseling Parents and Adolescents About Marijuana - Editorials - American Family ...

Jul 15, 2018 - Physicians are increasingly likely to be asked by adolescents or their parents whether recreational marijuana use is safe. Although many adults view marijuana as benign, there are major concerns about its use in adolescents because all illicit drug use, including marijuana, may have ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0715/p80.html

Implantable Buprenorphine (Probuphine) for Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder...

May 15, 2018 - Implantable buprenorphine is an expensive alternative for patients on a stable dosage of transmucosal buprenorphine. Based on current research and guidance, implantable buprenorphine should not be used as initial treatment for opioid dependence or as a substitute for medication-assisted...

American Family Physician : STEPS

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0515/p668.html

Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone Effective for Opioid Use Disorder - POEMs - ...

Jun 15, 2018 - Injectable extended-release naltrexone administered every four weeks is similar in efficacy to daily oral buprenorphine/naloxone for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Patients using extended-release naltrexone reported higher satisfaction with treatment and were more likely to ...

American Family Physician : POEMs

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0615/p819.html

Treating Opioid Use Disorder as a Family Physician: Taking the Next Step - Editorials -...

Mar 1, 2018 - An AHRQ review showed that there are different ways in which buprenorphine-based MAT can be safely and effectively delivered in primary care settings.

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0301/p302.html