A Brief Overview of Identification and Management of Opiate Use Disorder in the Primary Care Setting

Ian Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2019.08.006

A Brief Overview of Identification and Management of Opiate Use Disorder in the Primary Care Setting

Nurs Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;54(4):495-501. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2019.08.006.

Author

Ian Thomas¹

Affiliation

¹ Carondelet Health Network, 2656 North Sahuara Place, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA. Electronic address: IanThomas83@gmail.com.

PMID: 31703775
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2019.08.006

Abstract

This article offers a brief review geared toward primary care providers of the most critical aspects of the management of opiate use disorder, including screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment as well as medication-assisted treatment and the alarming trends and dangers of illicitly produced fentanyl.

Keywords: Fentanyl; MAT; Medication-assisted treatment; Opioid epidemic; Opioid use disorder; Overdose.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Drug Overdose / drug therapy
Drug Overdose / prevention & control*
Fentanyl / adverse effects
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders / diagnosis*
Opioid-Related Disorders / therapy
Primary Health Care*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Fentanyl