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Alcohol use in opioid agonist treatment
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Date Issued
2016-12-08
Date Available
2017-01-05T15:42:28Z
Abstract
Alcohol misuse among individuals receiving agonist treatment for an opioid use disorder is common and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. At present, though substantial research highlights effective strategies for the screening, diagnosis and management of an alcohol or opioid use disorder individually, less is known about how best to care for those with a dual diagnosis especially since common treatments for opioid addiction may be contraindicated in a setting of alcohol use. This review summarizes existing research and characterizes the prevalence, clinical implications and management of alcohol misuse among individuals with opioid addiction. Furthermore, it highlights clinically relevant management strategies in need of future research to advance care for this unique, but important, patient population.
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European Commission
Irish Research Council
Other Sponsorship
Canada Research Chairs program
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
BioMed Central
Journal
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Volume
11
Issue
17
Copyright (Published Version)
2016 the authors
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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