2025
Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in the Fentanyl Era: Navigating Challenges and Evolving Strategies- a Narrative Review
Osagie E, Horton J, Lawrence D, Hermes G, Garcia-Vassallo G. Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in the Fentanyl Era: Navigating Challenges and Evolving Strategies- a Narrative Review. Current Addiction Reports 2025, 12: 44. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-025-00655-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderDosing flexibilityEffective treatmentMethadone treatmentCornerstone of treatmentOpioid use disorder treatmentMethadone initiationMethadone doseDosing daysDosing considerationsDose selectionTreatment outcomesUse disorderWithdrawal managementPresence of fentanylOpioidRate of titrationDoseMethadoneFentanylSummaryThis reviewSynthetic opioidsDrug overdose deathsInitial careClinical decisions
2024
A detox dilemma beyond benzodiazepines; clonidine's quandary in alcohol withdrawal management
Johnson M, Cosentino D, Fuehrlein B. A detox dilemma beyond benzodiazepines; clonidine's quandary in alcohol withdrawal management. American Journal On Addictions 2024, 34: 101-103. PMID: 39096168, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric emergency roomAlcohol withdrawalBenzodiazepine useAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine guidelinesTreatment of alcohol withdrawalClinical Institute Withdrawal AssessmentAWS managementAlternative agentsComorbid hypertensionEmergency roomVeterans AffairsRetrospective chart reviewWithdrawal AssessmentOpioid withdrawalBenzodiazepine doseAdjunctive medicationsAlcohol withdrawal managementBenzodiazepinesWithdrawal managementDepartment of Veterans AffairsVeteran populationClonidine useMedication dosesChart reviewSyndromic managementContemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Ronan M, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Krug M, Godwin P, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Boggan J, Gutierrez J, Kaboli P, Pescetto M, Guidry M, Caldwell P, Mitchell C, Ehlers E, Allaudeen N, Cyr J, Smeraglio A, Yarbrough P, Rose R, Jagannath A, Vargas J, Cornia P, Shah M, Tuck M, Arundel C, Laudate J, Elzweig J, Rodwin B, Akwe J, Trubitt M, Gunderson C. Contemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 389-396. PMID: 38452185, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom-triggered therapyRetrospective cohort studyTreatment durationComplicated withdrawalVeterans Health AdministrationAlcohol withdrawalFixed doseFactors associated with treatment durationCohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyFixed-dose regimensLong-acting benzodiazepinesVeterans Health Administration Corporate Data WarehouseShort-acting benzodiazepineAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAMAlcohol withdrawal managementChart reviewHealth care systemCorporate Data WarehouseOutcomes of veteransInpatient managementTherapyWithdrawal managementHospital outcomesManagement pathway
2022
Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient
Wainblat E, Weleff J, Anand A. Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 67-74. PMID: 36266201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse disorderAlcohol use disorderAnxiolytic use disorderWorsen affective disordersAffective disordersPhysiological dependenceMisuse substancesNootropic propertiesWithdrawal managementAlleviate anxietyFood and Drug AdministrationDisordersPhenibutWithdrawalAddictionClinical effectsGeriatric patientsDrug AdministrationGeriatric populationDrug profileAlcoholAnxietyBenzodiazepinesAnxiolysisInsomniaClinical Management of Opioid Withdrawal
Torres‐Lockhart K, Lu TY, Weimer MB, Stein MR, Cunningham CO. Clinical Management of Opioid Withdrawal. Addiction 2022, 117: 2540-2550. PMID: 35112746, DOI: 10.1111/add.15818.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid withdrawal managementOpioid withdrawalClinical managementWithdrawal managementLong-term treatmentAppropriate clinical managementPatient-centered approachRelapse prevention strategiesHarm reduction strategiesHigh-risk timeOUD treatmentAppropriate diagnosisOpioid overdoseUse disordersPrevention strategiesTreatment settingsNarrative reviewWithdrawalTreatmentComplex casesManagementRelapsePatientsOverdoseBenzodiazepines and Related Sedatives
Peng L, Morford KL, Levander XA. Benzodiazepines and Related Sedatives. 2022, 106: 113-129. PMID: 34823725, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.08.012.ChaptersConceptsLong-term benzodiazepine useQuality of evidenceRisk of overdoseSignificant adverse effectsCognitive behavioral therapySedative useBenzodiazepine useBenzodiazepine discontinuationPharmacologic propertiesBenzodiazepine taperWithdrawal managementPhysical dependenceBehavioral treatmentBehavioral therapyBenzodiazepinesDetoxification facilityNovel psychoactive substancesAdverse effectsDesigner benzodiazepinesPsychoactive substancesMost benefitDiscontinuationMedicationsSedativesOverdose
1996
Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome in Infants Exposed to Cocaine and Methadone
Mayes L, Carroll K. Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome in Infants Exposed to Cocaine and Methadone. Substance Use & Misuse 1996, 31: 241-253. PMID: 8834011, DOI: 10.3109/10826089609045811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal withdrawal syndromeWithdrawal syndromeIntrauterine growth retardationPositive urine screenMethadone maintenance programMore medicationsMethadone usePerinatal complicationsRespiratory distressUrine screensWithdrawal scoresConcomitant cocaineTerms of dosageWithdrawal managementGrowth retardationInfantsCocaineRegular useMethadoneSyndromeMothersMedicationsPrematurityComplicationsPregnancy
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