OPIOID ADDICTION

Course overview

OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OPIOID ADDICTION REMAIN AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS IN THE US AND WORLDWIDE. THREE MILLION US CITIZENS AND 16 MILLION INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE HAVE HAD OR CURRENTLY SUFFER FROM OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). MORE THAN 500,000 IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DEPENDENT ON HEROIN. THE DIAGNOSIS OF OUD IS MADE BY MEETING TWO OR MORE OF THE ELEVEN CRITERIA IN A YEAR TIME PERIOD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OPIOID ADDICTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.