08. From Opium to Heroin

Learning Objectives:

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify the origins of the current opioid epidemic
2. Describe the rationale for the use of buprenorphine in opioid use disorder
3. Review the basics of naloxone for overdose prevention

Original Release Date: 08/30/2017

Expiration Date: 04/01/2021

Relevant Financial Disclosures:

None of the faculty, planners, and reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose during the last 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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