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This powerpoint presentation of the treatment of acute and chronic pain patients presents several different aspects of pain care, including general points regarding pain treatments, acute pain in buprenorphine maintained patients, and the differences between acute and chronic pain.
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California Society of Addiction Medicine
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Assessing Patients With Pain

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A list of clinical features and their frequency in both patients with pain and patients who are addicted to opioids.

Pain -- both acute and chronic -- is an issue that affects a large number of the patients seen within primary care settings.

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The mood disorder questionnaire consists of five yes or no questions to be completed by the patient. The MDQ was developed by a team of psychiatrists, researchers and consumer advocates to address a critical need for timely and accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which can be fatal if left untreated. The questionnaire takes about five minutes to complete, and can provide important insights into diagnosis and treatment.
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
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A twenty-one question survey completed by a patient, with each answer scored on a scale of 0 to 3, designed to measure presence of depression.
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Derived from the NIH UMLS
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A site for physicians, researchers, pharmacists, nurses, and counselors to learn more about buprenorphine as a medication for opioid addiction treatment.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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Trends in Heroin Use: Age

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Describes recent trends in heroin use by age.

In 2005, the average age for first-time use of heroin was 22 years old among individuals ages 12 to 49.

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Trends in Heroin Use: Sex

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Describes recent trends in heroin use by sex.

Males remain the predominant users of heroin.

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Trends in Heroin Use: Route of Administration

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Describes recent trends in heroin use by route of administration.

According to the 2004 Treatment Episode Data Sets (TEDS), the primary route of administration reported by individuals admitted for heroin abuse treatment was injection (67%).

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Trends in Prescription Drug Misuse: Age

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Describes recent trends in prescription drug misuse by age.

Among individuals in 2004 who misused opioids for the first time, the average age was 23, the majority were female (55%), and non-Hispanic white (75%).

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Trends in Prescription Drug Misuse: Sex

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Describes recent trends in prescription drug misuse by sex.

Though historically misuse of prescription opioids has been somewhat higher for males than females, 2002 marked the first time prescription opioid misuse was higher for females than males ages 12 to 1

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