"Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl"
India Reddy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Claudia Cruz Bosch, MD
PGY2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Objectives
The activity is designed to help the learner
- Describe recent trends in fentanyl availability within the illicit drug supply
- Assess risks and benefits of treatment of OUD relative to risks of ongoing use of fentanyl
- Describe challenges to initiation of medications for OUD in patients using fentanyl
- Critique current and emerging governmental policies related to treatment of OUD.
This talk is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. This educational activity received no commercial support.