Substance Abuse Opioid Withdrawal + Maintenance Flashcards
Opiate effects
Euphoria
Dysphoria
Apathy
Motor retardation
Sedation
Slurred speech
Attention impairment
Miosis
Constipation
Opiate withdrawal effects
Lacrimation
Rhinorrhea
Mydriasis
Piloerection
Diaphoresis
Diarrhea
Yawning
Fever
Insomnia
Muscle ache/pain
“Kicking the habit”
Opiate OD treatment
Supportive care, Narcan
Narcan MoA
Pure opioid receptor antagonist that competes with and displaces narcotics at opioid receptor sites
Treatments for opiate withdrawal
methadone, buprenorphine, clonidine, lofexidine
Methadone MoA
binds to opiate receptors in the CNS, causing inhibition of ascending pain pathways, altering the perception of and response to pain; produces CNS depression
Goal of methadone in maintenance
Suppress signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal, extinguish opiate craving, block reinforcing effects of illicit opiates
Initial dose of methadone should be no greater than ____on day 1.
30-40mg
While taking methadone, complete physical exam and labs within ___days.
14
When patients take methadone, they have to go to a clinic and take the dose there. When can they take their dose home and take it independently?
2 days a week in the first 90 days, 1 month after 2 years
What factors go into letting a patient take home their methadone dose?
Capable of handling and taking unsupervised, abstinence from illegal drugs, regular attendance, absence of behavioral or criminal issues, stable home and social environments, can be safely stored
Methadone is a major substrate of what CYP enzyme?
CYP3A4
Buprenorphine MoA
high-affinity binding to mu opiate receptors in CNS; displays partial mu agonist and weak kappa antagonist activity
Buprenorphine metabolite
norbuprenorphine
Buprenorphine goal
provide a transition for an opiate physically dependent state to an opiate-free state, induction, and dose reduction
Buprenorphine: induction
Switching patients from opiates to buprenorphine, finding minimum dose at which the patient’s D/C’s or markedly diminishes use of opiates, experiences no withdrawal, minimal or no side effects and no cravings
Buprenorphine: stabilization
marked by patient experiencing no withdrawal, minimal or no side effects, no longer uncontrolled cravings, patients are seen weekly