A report on Opioid use disorder
Substance use disorder relating to the use of an opioid.
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Heroin
11 linksOpioid used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
Opioid used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
Treatment of heroin addiction often includes behavioral therapy and medications.
Opioid
9 linksOpioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.
Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.
Other medical uses include suppression of diarrhea, replacement therapy for opioid use disorder, reversing opioid overdose, and suppressing cough.
Buprenorphine
4 linksBuprenorphine is an opioid used to treat opioid use disorder, acute pain, and chronic pain.
Addiction
3 linksNeuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.
Neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.
Examples of drug and behavioral addictions include alcoholism, marijuana addiction, amphetamine addiction, cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, opioid addiction, video game addiction, gambling addiction, pornography addiction and sexual addiction.
Methadone
3 linksMethadone, sold under the brand names Dolophine and Methadose among others, is a synthetic opioid agonist used for chronic pain and also for opioid dependence.
Naltrexone
3 linksNaltrexone, sold under the brand name Revia among others, is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings and feelings of euphoria associated with substance use disorder.
Opioid overdose
3 linksToxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids, such as morphine, codeine, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone.
Toxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids, such as morphine, codeine, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone.
Risk factors for opioid overdose include high levels of opioid dependence, use of opioids via injection, high dosed opioid usage, having a mental disorder or having a predisposition for one, and use of opioids in combination with other substances, such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, or cocaine.
Substance dependence
4 linksBiopsychological situation whereby an individual's functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has developed within the individual from psychoactive substance consumption that results in the experience of withdrawal and that necessitates the re-consumption of the drug.<ref name="NHM terms-DSM flaw"> A drug addiction, a distinct concept from substance dependence, is defined as compulsive, out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences.
Biopsychological situation whereby an individual's functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has developed within the individual from psychoactive substance consumption that results in the experience of withdrawal and that necessitates the re-consumption of the drug.<ref name="NHM terms-DSM flaw"> A drug addiction, a distinct concept from substance dependence, is defined as compulsive, out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences.
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Opioid withdrawal
2 linksSet of symptoms arising from the sudden withdrawal or reduction of opioids where previous usage has been heavy and prolonged.
Set of symptoms arising from the sudden withdrawal or reduction of opioids where previous usage has been heavy and prolonged.
When withdrawal symptoms are due to recreational opioid use, the term opioid use disorder is used, whereas when due to prescribed medications, the term prescription opioid use disorder is used.
Substance use disorder
1 linksPersistent use of drugs (including alcohol) despite substantial harm and adverse consequences as a result of their use.
Persistent use of drugs (including alcohol) despite substantial harm and adverse consequences as a result of their use.
Drug classes that are involved in SUD include: alcohol; cannabis; phencyclidine and other hallucinogens, such as arylcyclohexylamines; inhalants; opioids; sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics; stimulants; tobacco; and other or unknown substances.