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Treatment Of Opiate Misuse Flashcards

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What are the medical interventions?

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Detoxification
Opiate blockade
Replacement prescribing

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What are the steps in detoxification?

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1- self detox
2- reducing prescribed opioids
3- alpha 2 adrenergic agonists - lofexidine, maximised dosage to overcome symptoms and then tailor down
4- adjunctive treatments- loperamide, hypnotic, NSAID

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When are opioid blockades used?

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In impulsive relapses

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What drugs are used in opioid substitution therapies?

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Methadone and buprenorphine

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