Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder (6 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Format Our nation faces a crisis of overdose deaths from opioids, including heroin, illicit fentanyl, and prescription opioids. These deaths represent a mere fraction of the total number of Americans harmed by opioid misuse and addiction. Many Americans now suffer daily from a chronic medical illness called “opioid addiction” or OUD. Healthcare professionals, treatment providers, and policymakers have a responsibility to expand access to evidence-based, effective care for people with OUD. Based on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration publication “Medications for Opioid Use Disorder,” students will obtain 6-hours of continuing education credit. This course: provides guidance on the use of buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone by healthcare professionals; helps other treatment professionals understand the use and benefit of pharmacotherapy; offers information and tools for health¬care professionals who prescr