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What recommendations do you have regarding the use of dronabinol to prevent cannabis withdrawal in an inpatient medical or psychiatric setting?

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How do you counsel patients on vaping cessation as compared to smoking cessation?

Is there evidence for the use of varenicline, bupropion, or other medication therapies to assist in tobacco vaping cessation?

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When do you recommend acamprosate vs naltrexone for medication-assisted therapy in alcohol use disorder?

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How do you approach the use of buprenorphine/naloxone in pregnant and breastfeeding patients?

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What precautions should be taken when discharging a patient from the medical setting on new medication assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder?

This is based on the recent publication by Bernstein et al., PMID 38551564 which investigated the increased rate of initiation of MAUD in the hospital...

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How do you approach switching from methadone to buprenorphine/naloxone for patients who want to change medication management for opioid use disorder?

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In what cases do you recommend the use of gabapentin for off-label use in alcohol use disorder?

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How do you approach pain management needs for patients well-established on buprenorphine/naloxone?

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In what cases do you use baclofen for alcohol use disorder?

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Papers discussed in this category

JAMA internal medicine, 2019 Oct 01

Acute Pain Management in Patients Treated With Buprenorphine: A Teachable Moment.

Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 Oct 08

Tailored-Dose Baclofen in the Management of Alcoholism: A Retrospective Study of 144 Outpatients Followed for 3 Years in a French General Practice.

Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2018 Sep 25

Risk of hospitalisation and death related to baclofen for alcohol use disorders: Comparison with nalmefene, acamprosate, and naltrexone in a cohort study of 165 334 patients between 2009 and 2015 in France.

The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2020 Aug 04

Individualized, High-Dose Baclofen for Reduction in Alcohol Intake in Persons With High Levels of Consumption.

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