PrintDr. Hillary Kunins, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, discusses the incorrect notion that treating an addiction patient with medication is simply exchanging one drug with another. Physical dependence is not the same as addiction. Read more
How To Remain Optimistic When Treating Addiction
Dr. John Mariani, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, discusses the importance of remaining optimistic and not getting discourage when treating a patient with an addiction. Read more
How Can You Not Treat A Patient With Opioid Use Disorder?
Pediatrician Dr. Timothy Brennan, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, talks about the importance of primary care providers in treating patients with opioid use disorder. Read more
Uncomfortable Treating Patients With OUD?
Dr. Sanchit Maruti, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, addresses the concerns providers have that they will be overwhelmed in their practice if they begin treating patients for opioid use disorder. Read more
OUD: Patients Can and Do Recover
Dr. Hillary Kunins, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, encourages clinicians to think of substance use disorder like any other disease, such as diabetes. Patients do recover and do extremely well. Read more
Initial interview with patient using heroin
Dr. John Mariani, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, gives an example of how to initiate the first interview with a mock patient who is using heroin. Read more
A Call To Action For The Medical Community On The Need To Address Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Hillary Kunins discusses the opioid epidemic and the urgent need for primary care providers to begin treating opioid use disorder patients. In the video, Dr. Kunins compares the opioid epidemic to the early days treating HIV when the medical community united for a cause. Read more
Treating Patients with OUD Can Be Incredibly Rewarding
Several clinical experts discuss the importance and the rewards of treating opioid use disorder patients using Medications for Treating Addictions. Read more