How the opioid epidemic affects womenOpioid use disorder (OUD) has become such a prominent topic in today’s society that it’s hard to go one day without hearing news about…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the communityTo help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions as appropriate,…
Guide for using MAT for opioid use disorderThe 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 AddictionsOpioid 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 2New programs and laws help nurses get treatment and protect their licenses. (more…)
When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 1This 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 disorderCombine 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 backAs 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 longBurnout, 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 abuseChildren 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 disordersPeople 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 personalPrescription drug abuse and diversion is a silent epidemic touching thousands of lives and tearing apart families all across America. For my family, it’s…
How the opioid epidemic affects womenOpioid use disorder (OUD) has become such a prominent topic in today’s society that it’s hard to go one day without hearing…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the communityTo 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 disorderThe 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 AddictionsOpioid 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 2New programs and laws help nurses get treatment and protect their licenses. (more…)
When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 1This 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 disorderCombine 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 backAs 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 longBurnout, 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 abuseChildren 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 disordersPeople 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 personalPrescription drug abuse and diversion is a silent epidemic touching thousands of lives and tearing apart families all across America. For my…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the communityBy: Janet Fletcher, MSN, RN; Leigh A. Snead, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE; and Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE
Considerations when a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 2By: Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN
When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance use disorder: Part 1By: Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN
NP role in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorderBy: Myriam Jean Cadet, PhD, APRN, MSN, FNP-C, and Lorna Tucker, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
