Barriers and Best Practices on the Management of Opioid Use Disorder

This article provides an overview of the pharmacology of heroin and non-prescription fentanyl (NPF) and its synthetic analogues, and summarizes the literature related to the management of opioid use disorder, overdose, and withdrawal. This is followed by a description of barriers to treatment and best practices for management with a discussion on recent updates and their potential impact on this patient population. This is followed by a description of barriers to treatment and best practices for management with a discussion on recent updates and their potential impact on this patient population.PMID:38100521 | DOI:10.1080/15360288.2023.2290565
Source: Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research