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Do you routinely prescribe naloxone at discharge for patients with a known history of opioid use disorder?

What are your preferred non-benzodiazepine therapies for the hyperactive/agitated phase of methamphetamine withdrawal, both in the hospital and in the office?

Assume QTc is not prolonged, electrolytes are reasonably normal, and the patient is not already on heavy psychotropic polypharmacy.

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What recommendations do you have regarding the use of dronabinol to prevent cannabis withdrawal in an inpatient medical or psychiatric setting?

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What precautions should be taken when discharging a patient from the medical setting on new medication assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder?

This is based on the recent publication by Bernstein et al., PMID 38551564 which investigated the increased rate of initiation of MAUD in the hospital...

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Scientific reports, 2023 Nov 28

Semaglutide and Tirzepatide reduce alcohol consumption in individuals with obesity.

JCI insight, 2023 Jun 22

The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission.

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