21. SOAT for OUD: Short-Acting Opioid Agonists for Opioid Use Disorder

Addiction Medicine Journal Club

21: We discuss an article about using short-acting opioids to treat opioid use disorder in the hospital.

Thakrar, A.P., Uritsky, T.J., Christopher, C. et al. Safety and preliminary outcomes of short-acting opioid agonist treatment (sOAT) for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract 18, 13 (2023).

We also discuss compulsory addiction treatment:

Why involuntary treatment for addiction is a dangerous idea

My Son Was Addicted and Refused Treatment. We Needed More Options.

Juul is getting sued (too bad, so sad):

Juul to pay $462 million to six US states, D.C. over youth addiction claims

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Episode 21 Credits:

• Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy
• Audio production: Erin McCue
• Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman
• A podcast from Ars Longa Media

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