opioid dependence

Webcasts from the 2018 Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence

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Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (IOTOD) is an educational initiative that aims to improve opioid dependence healthcare through a variety of programmes IOTOD host an annual conference, and following the event they...

Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (IOTOD)

13 May 2019

Frankfurt

Germany

The IOTOD conference is an annual, CME-accredited, two-day event developed in partnership with internationally-renowned leading opioid dependence experts.

Risk Factors for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Scientific article

8 January 2019

Recent studies carried out by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University have examined characteristics linked with the heightened risk NAS. The researchers found that boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis of...

Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large National Sample of Patients Receiving Opioid Substitution Treatment in Germany

Scientific article

3 January 2019

Abstract Background Knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment (OST) is limited and fragmented. The present study examines the HRQOL of a large national sample of OST patients in...

Ibogaine Treatment Outcomes for Opioid Dependence from a Twelve-Month Follow-Up Observational Study

Scientific article

12 April 2017

ABSTRACT Background: The psychoactive indole alkaloid ibogaine has been associated with encouraging treatment outcomes for opioid dependence. The legal status of ibogaine in New Zealand provides a unique opportunity to evaluate durability...

Transferring Patients from Methadone to Buprenorphine: The Feasibility and Evaluation of Practice Guidelines

Scientific article

ABSTRACT Introduction and Aims: Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine is problematic for many opioid-dependent patients, with limited documented evidence or practical clinical guidance, particularly for the range of methadonedoses...

Webinar: Getting Upstream to Reduce the Opioid Epidemic: A Fully Integrated Whole Team Approach to Prevent Opioid Dependency before It Starts

22 February 2018

Webinar

United States

Since 2000, there has been a 200 percent increase in opioid-related deaths. Federal and state governments have declared “states of emergency” and funds are now being allocated for crisis response such as increased naloxone access points,

The Effectiveness of Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone vs Daily Buprenorphine-Naloxone for Opioid Dependence

Scientific article

18 October 2017

Key Points Question: Are monthly intramuscular injections with extended-release naltrexone hydrochloride as effective as daily oral buprenorphine–naloxone hydrochloride in reducing the use of heroin and other illicit substances in newly...

Do Surgical Procedures Increase the Risk of Opioid Dependence?

Scientific article

23 April 2017

A new study has found that having surgery may expose patients to a higher risk of developing long-term opioid dependence. According to the investigation, around 6% of people who had not taken opioids prior to their operation but were...

Should Opioid Dependent Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medical Treatment?

Scientific article

18 April 2017

New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found through a comparison of treatment approaches for opioid dependence that, in an emergency setting, combining the medication buprenorphine with on-going care is...