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Alcohol Use Among Persons on Methadone Treatment
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Klimas, Jan Dong, Huiru Dobrer, Sabina Milloy, Michael J. Kerr, Thomas Wood, Evan Hayashi, Kanna |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment We read with interest Dr Varshney et al.\u27s article on brief interventions for alcohol use among persons on maintenance treatment published ahead-of-print on August 11, 2015. While alcohol is found in the majority of drug-related deaths that involve illicit drugs, around the globe, maintenance therapy with methadone (MMT), or buprenorphine, reduces morbidity and mortality among people who use opiates. Although one common clinical challenge is comorbid alcohol use and opioid use disorder, with guidelines often recommending withholding methadone in this context given the potential for fatal overdose due to drug interactions, alcohol\u27s impact on the health outcomes of MMT patients has been \u27overlooked and underestimated\u27. Therefore, we examined the impact of heavy alcohol use on mortality among MMT patients |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5342896/pdf |
| Ending Page | 37 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Starting Page | 36 |
| ISSN | 15315754 |
| e-ISSN | 15351122 |
| DOI | 10.1097/adt.0000000000000091 |
| Journal | Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment Substance Abuse Methadone Maintenance Treatment Longitudinal Study |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Psychiatry and Mental Health |
