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May 2023
25m 34s

S2 Episode 3: HIV and Opioid Use Disorde...

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About this episode

Drs Michael S. Saag and Ellen F. Eaton discuss HIV and opioid use disorder, including opioid agonists for chronic pain management, tools for reducing mortality, and management in the outpatient setting.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986506). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Opioid Use Disorders in People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Review of Implications for Patient Outcomes, Drug Interactions, and Neurocognitive Disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32932786/

Opioid Abuse https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/287790-overview

Opioids https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/opioids

Drug Abuse Statistics https://drugabusestatistics.org/

Opioid Continuum of Care for Persons Living With HIV: The First 8 Months https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/7/Supplement_1/S186/6058436

Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report: Overview https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/medications-to-treat-opioid-addiction/overview

Buprenorphine https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/medications-counseling-related-conditions/buprenorphine

Screening Tools https://ssc.jsi.com/resources/substance-use-screening-tools/list

The Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978924159938-2

NIDA Quick Screen V1.0 https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nmassist.pdf

Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS) https://ssc.jsi.com/resources/substance-use-screening-tools/rapid-opioid-dependence-screen-rods

Removal of Data Waiver (X-Waiver) Requirement https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/removal-data-waiver-requirement

Naloxone DrugFacts https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone

Endocarditis in Patients With Cocaine or Opioid Use Disorder Markedly Increased Between 2011 and 2022 https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2022/12/endocarditis-in-patients-with-cocaine-or-opioid-use-disorder-markedly-increased-between-2011-to-2022#:~:text=The%20incidence%20rate%20of%20infective,2022%2C%20a%20new%20study%20reports.

Buprenorphine Initiation Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder and Pain Management: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35302671/

Low Barrier Medication for Opioid Use Disorder at a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36335381/

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