Vision: By September 2024 all individuals suffering with opioid use disorder have access to affordable, evidence-based treatment.

 

The challenge

 

Currently, nearly 2 million people suffer with opioid use disorder, this includes individuals who are dependent on prescription opioids and more than half a million abuse or are dependent on heroin.  

 

 

Objective

 

To provide information, tools and resources to achieve the appropriate diagnosis for individuals suffering with opioid use disorder. We include:

 

• Overview of  Opioid Use Disorder: its causes, evaluation and treatment

• Introduction to the science of addiction in general and opioid use disorder in particular

• The approach to the diagnosis of the patient who suffers with opioid use disorder

• Providing optimal care and interventions to treat Opioid use disorders.

• Provide evidence-based guidelines and tools for the assessment and treatment of opioid use disorders.