Ambulatory detoxification in alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder

Opioid use disorder and dissociation

This essay explores the inter-relationship between addiction to narcotics and dissociation. The focal premise is that drug use disorder, particularly opioid use disorder (OUD), is a condition driven by the need to chemically induce a state that mimics psychogenic dissociation. In other words, some individuals suffering from OUD are motivated to chemically induce a dissociative state to defend t...

Treatment of opioid use disorder with ibogaine: detoxification and drug use outcomes.

BACKGROUND Ibogaine is a monoterpene indole alkaloid used in medical and nonmedical settings for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Its mechanism of action is apparently novel. There are no published prospective studies of drug use outcomes with ibogaine. OBJECTIVES To study outcomes following opioid detoxification with ibogaine. METHODS In this observational study, 30 subjects with DSM-...

Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen adults for alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking behaviors with brief behavioral counseling to reduce alcohol misuse. However, only a minority of American adults with high-risk alcohol use receive treatment. Three medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to trea...

Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders in Bangladesh

Background: This review was performed to evaluate the trend of alcohol use, characteristics of consumers, alcohol use disorders and toxic alcohol intoxications in Bangladesh. In addition, sources and sales figures of alcoholic beverages, and number of legal permits issued for alcohol consumption are reported and analyzed. Methods: A narrative search was performed on available medical literature...

Crosstalk between Sleep Disturbance and Opioid Use Disorder: A Narrative Review