Good communication and coordination of care are necessary to decrease the risk for undertreatment of pain. Patients on methadone should continue taking their verified daily dose, and short‐acting opioids can be added for relief of acute pain304. Some patients may need higher dosing of opioids (up to 1.5 times higher than usual), due to increased pain sensitivity and opioid cross‐tolerance, and they may require pain medications at shorter intervals. Another consideration when selecting a medication for opioid use disorder is […]
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This disorder also involves having to drink more to get the same effect or having withdrawal symptoms when you rapidly decrease or stop drinking. Alcohol use disorder includes a level of drinking that’s sometimes called alcoholism. Using alcohol during adolescence (from preteens to mid-20s) may affect brain development, making it more likely that they will be diagnosed with AUD later in life. However, most people with AUD—no matter their age or the severity of their alcohol problems—can benefit from treatment […]