Such was the case with one of his patients, who had “tried everything” to stop drinking but only recently found the inner strength and the necessary combination of medications and therapy to stay sober. When John met Sara (not her real name), her self-esteem levels were at an all-time low
Perhaps a social worker will hand a patient a pamphlet on addiction or treatment, or in some cases, the ED may even administer a dose of buprenorphine to help with withdrawal symptoms. In far too many cases, though, that is the end of treatment for most ED overdose patients. Eric
Melinda Goodwin works with OUD patients for a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania, a state hit hard by the opioid misuse epidemic. In 2015, more than 3,500 people died of opioid overdose in Pennsylvania, according to CDC statistics, and Pennsylvania is one of 19 states that saw a “significant” increase in
Lona, 43, began drinking alcohol excessively when she was just 11 years old while spending the weekend drinking with her father. She realized even at that young age that alcohol would take away the pain of a childhood filled with mental, sexual, and physical abuse at the hands of her
John came to the Veteran’s Administration (VA) in Seattle seeking help. Because of the VA’s long wait list for treatment slots for patients with opioid use disorder, we had recently started an interim buprenorphine program inspired by a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine. The
A 19-year-old woman with OUD (IV heroin), a history of depression and self-harm presented to Harborview Medical Center’s Addiction Services in Seattle Washington. She was on an SSRI and lamotrigine, was homeless, had recently arrived from across the country, and was quite ill. Seeing that she was in withdrawal, I
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