Treating Addiction as a Terminal Disease
Amy E. Caruso Brown
Abstract
Ms. A. had a history of opioid use longer than her adulthood and had been through inpatient rehabilitation, methadone maintenance, and buprenorphine treatment programs without lasting success. Now she had endocarditis, and she wanted only to be discharged to hospice.
Topics & Concepts
BuprenorphineMedicineMethadoneAddictionRehabilitationEndocarditisDiseaseOpioid addictionIntensive care medicineOpioid use disorderOpiate Substitution TreatmentPsychiatryOpioidSurgeryPhysical therapyInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UsePoisoning and overdose treatments