Prescription Opioid Drugs: Risks & Signs of Opioid Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse

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-National Institute on Drug Abuse. (June 2018). Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report. National Institute on Drug Abuse, p. 4-10.

Update
The Role of Pharmacogenomics
in Opioid Prescribing

- Wong, A. K., Somogyi, A. A., Rubio, J., & Philip, J. (2022). The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Opioid Prescribing. Current treatment options in oncology, 23(10), 1353–1369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-022-01010-x

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Chavez, M. N., & Rigg, K. K. (2020). Nutritional implications of opioid use disorder: A guide for drug treatment providers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(6), 699–707.

Evans, A. C., Jr. (2020). Testimony on the inadequate federal approach to opioid treatment and the need to expand care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(1), 5–9.

Oliva, E. M., Bowe, T., Tavakoli, S., Martins, S., Lewis, E. T., Paik, M., Wiechers, I., Henderson, P., Harvey, M., Avoundjian, T., Medhanie, A., & Trafton, J. A. (2017). Development and applications of the Veterans Health Administration’s Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide. Psychological Services, 14(1), 34–49. 

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