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Alcohol use in opioid agonist treatment Nolan, Seonaid; Klimas, Jan; Wood, Evan

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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Title
Alcohol use in opioid agonist treatment
Creator
Nolan, Seonaid; Klimas, Jan; Wood, Evan
Contributor
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2016-12-08
Description
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.
Subject
Alcohol use; Alcohol misuse; Alcohol use disorder; Opioid agonist treatment; Methadone; Buprenorphine/naloxone
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2017-12-13
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0361994
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63992
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Medicine, Department of
Citation
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2016 Dec 08;11(1):17
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s13722-016-0065-6
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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