opioid dependence in children

Question 1

is substitution therapy appropriate and why

Answer 1

usually not because in younger pt (under 18), the harmful effects of drug misuse are more often related to acute intoxication than to dependence

Question 2

In younger patients (under 18 years), the harmful effects of drug misuse are more often related to …

Answer 2

acute intoxication than to dependence

Question 3

maintenance treatment with opioid substation therapy is controversial in young people (bc the harmful effects are more often related to acute intoxication than to dependence), however they may be useful for …

Answer 3

older adolescent who has a history of opioid use to undergo a period of stabilisation with buprenorphine or methadone hydrochloride before starting a withdrawal regimen