What works: Managing opioid overdose in the community
To help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions as appropriate,…
Addiction
Guide for using MAT for opioid use disorder
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Academy has developed a new resource for healthcare practitioners to aid in treating opioid use disorder (OUD).…
Treating Teenagers with Opioid Addictions
Opioid use disorder (OUD), especially among the young, is a growing crisis. Statistics from 2017 indicate that every day approximately 900 adolescents began misusing…
Considerations when a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 2
New programs and laws help nurses get treatment and protect their licenses. (more…)
When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 1
This first in a two-part series reviews the complaint process and approach alternatives. Takeaways: Nurses misuse drugs to the same extent as the general population.…
NP role in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
Combine medication and counseling with shared decision-making to treat addiction. Takeaways: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), an evidence-based intervention for opioid use disorder and withdrawal symptom management,…
Heart, soul, and redemption: My journey to addiction—and back
As one life ends another begins—a spiritual lesson and coping mechanism that I taught myself early on to ensure survival. Making sense of the…
Depression and substance abuse: The danger of being strong for far too long
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and lateral violence often coexistwith, or contribute to, depression in nurses. Untreated depression can lead to thoughts of self-harm and in…
Middle-school program reduces young adult substance abuse
Children who participated in the PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) program over seven years ago showed lower rates of substance abuse after…
Improving nurses’ attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders
People with substance use disorders suffer not just from the disorder itself but also from discrimination. In a 2014 survey, more than half of respondents…
The oxycodone epidemic: Up close and personal
Prescription drug abuse and diversion is a silent epidemic touching thousands of lives and tearing apart families all across America. For my family, it’s…
Mental illness and addiction
If you have a mental illness, you may be at greater risk for both substance abuse and addiction. If you have an addiction problem,…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the community
To help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions…
Guide for using MAT for opioid use disorder
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Academy has developed a new resource for healthcare practitioners to aid in treating opioid use…
Treating Teenagers with Opioid Addictions
Opioid use disorder (OUD), especially among the young, is a growing crisis. Statistics from 2017 indicate that every day approximately 900 adolescents…
Considerations when a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 2
New programs and laws help nurses get treatment and protect their licenses. (more…)
When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 1
This first in a two-part series reviews the complaint process and approach alternatives. Takeaways: Nurses misuse drugs to the same extent as the…
NP role in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
Combine medication and counseling with shared decision-making to treat addiction. Takeaways: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), an evidence-based intervention for opioid use disorder and withdrawal…
Heart, soul, and redemption: My journey to addiction—and back
As one life ends another begins—a spiritual lesson and coping mechanism that I taught myself early on to ensure survival. Making sense…
Depression and substance abuse: The danger of being strong for far too long
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and lateral violence often coexistwith, or contribute to, depression in nurses. Untreated depression can lead to thoughts of self-harm…
Middle-school program reduces young adult substance abuse
Children who participated in the PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) program over seven years ago showed lower rates of substance…
Improving nurses’ attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders
People with substance use disorders suffer not just from the disorder itself but also from discrimination. In a 2014 survey, more than half…
The oxycodone epidemic: Up close and personal
Prescription drug abuse and diversion is a silent epidemic touching thousands of lives and tearing apart families all across America. For my…
Mental illness and addiction
If you have a mental illness, you may be at greater risk for both substance abuse and addiction. If you have an…
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