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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
use adjunctive medications ... for withdrawal ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... interested in medication ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Opioid #UseDisorder
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... risk for using opiates ... psychaedelics #Alcohol ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... • If endorsing withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... effects from illicit opiates ... the sublingual tablet ... #Opioid #UseDisorder ... #Comparison #Table
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... still, but is able ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate