Innovation in the treatment, interventions and systems of care for opioid use disorder: opportunities to understand multimorbidities

TL;DR

This paper explores innovative approaches to treating opioid use disorder and improving care systems for patients with multiple health issues.

Contribution

The paper introduces novel narratives across pharmacology, delivery systems, and neuroscience-based interventions for opioid use disorder.

Findings

Innovative narratives can reduce stigma and better address the needs of marginalized patients.

New approaches in pharmacology and delivery systems may improve treatment outcomes.

Integration of neuroscience-based interventions can enhance care for patients with multimorbidities.

Abstract

Opioid use disorder is still the main presenting illicit substance use disorder that patients present within Addiction and Mental Health Services even though the majority of the patients are polysubstance users. Innovation in the field will allow providers to understand better how systems work to support a population with physical and psychological morbidities

We will present novel narratives in describing:Standards and principlesPharmacologyDelivery systemsNeuroscience based interventionsSystems and implementation

Standards and principles

Pharmacology

Delivery systems

Neuroscience based interventions

Systems and implementation

The above desscriptors will allow a landscape that is less stigmatising and better in responding to the needs of the people who are highly stigmatised and multidisdvantaged.

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