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Abigail Zavod1, Sarah C Akerman2, Martha M Snow3
11 Abigail Zavod, MD, MPH, Alkermes, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The United States is experiencing an opioid epidemic. Better approaches to encourage outpatient utilization of Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, including extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), are needed. Withdrawal management before initiation of XR-NTX is challenging for clinicians and patients and represents a major barrier to treatment. AIMS: To review psychoeducational strategies that support patients during outpatient withdrawal management and transition to XR-NTX. METHOD: We reviewed the literature on psychoeducational strategies used during opioid withdrawal management and described the role that nurses can play in facilitating transition to XR-NTX in a Phase 3, placebo-controlled, outpatient trial comparing induction regimens. RESULTS: Supportive interventions include general psychoeducation on addiction, overcoming ambivalence, treatment adherence, anticipating XR-NTX induction, managing psychological and physiological aspects of opioid withdrawal, risks of opioid use, and sources of support during recovery. CONCLUSIONS: Psychoeducational strategies led by nurses can promote treatment adherence during withdrawal management and induction onto XR-NTX.
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