Telehealth mindfulness recovery effective than usual care in individuals with opioid use disorder
Written By : Roshni Dhar
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-12-12 03:30 GMT | Update On 2023-12-12 03:30 GMT
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The US is experiencing an opioid crisis, with an estimated 10.1 million individuals who misuse opioids or have an opioid use disorder (OUD). To address this crisis, programs that provide medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are expanding.2 MOUD is the criterion standard intervention for OUD, and methadone treatment (MT) is the oldest and the most widely used MOUD; yet, half of people who begin MT discontinue treatment within a year, and, within 6 months, half of people retained in an MT program continue or return to use of opioids and other illicit drugs. New interventions are needed to improve MT outcomes and retention.
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