Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies HOPE, Rhode Island, United States
Session Description: Currently, in the majority of treatment programs in the US, treatment decisions about patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) are frequently made according to the ideological position of the assessing clinician, as well as the specific institution. This presentation will attempt to describe the evidence with which clinicians can make more rational decisions between abstinence-based and medication-involved modalities. In addition, it is possible for programs to utilize multiple modalities in the same patient population.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
List the main forms of treatment, including short, intermediate, long-term detoxification, maintenance with agonist treatments (buprenorphine and methadone), as well as antagonist therapies Naltrexone and Vivitrol®.
Describe the patient characteristics which would help clinicians determine which form of treatment is most appropriate for each kind of treatment.
Explain the importance of treatment of co-occurring medical and psychiatric disorders in the long-term treatment of patients with Opioid Use Disorder.