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Items Tagged with 'withdrawal'

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RESEARCH UPDATE

Is Ibogaine Safe for Opioid Detox?

January 30, 2023
Richard Moldawsky, MD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Ibogaine is being promoted as a natural and safe way to detox from
opioids. Researchers here find that ibogaine is not quite as benign as some might believe.


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EXPERT Q&A

Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department

January 30, 2023
Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Fuehrlein_Headshot_CATR.jpgBrian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD.

Addiction psychiatrist. Associate professor of psychiatry, Yale University. Director of the psychiatric emergency department at VA Connecticut. West Haven, CT.

Dr. Fuehrlein has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Alcohol withdrawal is among the most commonly encountered scenarios managed by psychiatrists in the ED. Here, Dr. Fuehrlein discusses the natural history of alcohol withdrawal, how best to assess withdrawal risk, and choose between treatment options.


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RESEARCH UPDATE

Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal

October 31, 2022
Clayton Barnes, MD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Barnes Clayton, MD. Dr. Barnes, author of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are both commonly used for alcohol detoxification. But how do they compare to one another? Here, researchers found some intriguing benefits of phenobarbital.


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10 Psychopharm Commandments: Med Withdrawal

September 26, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

When to stop meds quickly, and when to do it slowly, in #2 of our 10 Commandment series.


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Treating Agitation in ICU Patients with AUD?

May 1, 2022
Jedidiah Perdue, MD, MPH
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Jedidiah Perdue, MD. Dr. Perdue has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Patients with AUD who are hospitalized in ICUs have high rates of agitation. Researchers here investigate whether treatment with baclofen might improve outcomes.


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Nicotine Patch for Cannabis Withdrawal?

July 3, 2021
John O’Neal, MD.
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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John O’Neal, MD. Dr. O’Neal has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
As cannabis use becomes more widespread, treaters will inevitably see increases in patients reporting symptoms of cannabis withdrawal. Researchers in this study investigated whether a nicotine patch might help mitigate some of these symptoms. Results were not particularly promising, and should only be considered for patients who also use tobacco.
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Management of Opioid Withdrawal in the Emergency Setting

March 19, 2021
Rehan Aziz, MD.
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Aziz has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
An emergency department visit can be a “reachable moment” for people with unhealthy opioid use. Here, we review pharmacologic and harm-reduction strategies for use in those settings—and how to advocate for your patients when consulting with emergency clinicians.
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How to Come Off a Psych Med Part 2: Antidepressants, Stimulants, and Benzos

March 11, 2021
Swapnil Gupta, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Swapnil Gupta, MDSwapnil Gupta, MD

Associate Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Co-author of Deprescribing in Psychiatry (Oxford, 2019). Dr. Gupta has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What do you do when a patient comes to you on a high dose of Adderall and Klonopin without any clear reason to be on them? Swapnil Gupta tackles this in part II of our interview on deprescribing, and describes how to fine-tune and microdose antidepressants and benzodiazepines to manage withdrawal symptoms.
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Kratom: A Primer

February 3, 2021
Alison Knopf
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Alison Knopf Editor, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Ms. Knopf has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
With opioid-like properties, kratom’s recreational use is increasingly reported among those seeking pain relief or a high. This primer reviews what’s known about this unregulated substance, how to talk about it in the clinic, and early evidence on how to treat its withdrawal syndrome.
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Are SSRIs Associated With Increased Rates of Violence?

February 3, 2021
Michael Posternak, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Michael Posternak, MD. Dr. Posternak has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
SSRIs are often used to reduce irritability, but questions about they can cause violence have loomed over these antidepressants since the early 1990’s. This new study, with 700,000 patients followed over 7 years, suggests they can.
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