Prescription opioid use disorder

In this episode of Cracking Addiction I speak with Associate Professor Suzanne Nielsen about the opioid epidemic and what we can do about it.

In the USA there seems to be more a problem with heroin whereas in Australia we are struggling with prescription opioid dependence. Even though a doctor may be prescribing your pain killers, it is still possible to become addicted to pain killers. The traditional treatments we have for opioid dependence in general include methadone and buprenorphine based opioid replacement therapy.

A recent addition to the family includes the Long -Acting Injectable Buprenorphine therapies, commonly referred to as “the Injection”. Patients who struggle with prescription opioid use disorder (which has been referred to as “pain killer addiction”) also benefit from opioid replacement therapy.

Suzanne’s research over the last ten years has proven that the same therapies that work for heroin dependency, also work for prescription opioid dependency.

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