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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Guide for Physicians.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The opioid crisis has shaped the national public health dialogue for some time now. A "call to action" is a strong and resounding cry from multiple disciplines. This piece intends to detail the nuts and bolts of prescribing medications used for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The underlying message here is that opioid use disorder is a chronic, treatable illness and physicians of all specialties have a responsibility to not turn a blind eye.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Naazia Azhar, Ravikumar Chockalingam, Asad Azhar

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Louis VA Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3013096899

FWCI: 0.732

Cites: 27

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10