PSYC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Overdose, Papaver Somniferum

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 302
• Professor: Jeffrey Mogil

Document Summary

Opioid prescribing trends in canada and usa. Potential benefits & harms associated with opioid use. Clinical management of patients with opioid use problems. Affects ~20% of the adult population: 20-3-% of the canadian population. One of the most common reasons to seek medical care. Pain symptoms: usually experienced on a daily basis; for more than 6 months, people do not agree on the definition of chronic pain but in general, for more than 6 months. Onset of pain: accident, work injury, spontaneously/naturally. Common types of chronic pain conditions: back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain = most prevalent, fibromyalgia = people experiencing pain at different body locations, headaches, migraines, visceral pain (people with abdominal pain symptoms) Interfere with sleep quality: lead to decreased quality of life. Chronic pain may lead to a wide range of mental health problem. I(cid:374) part (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of the i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t o(cid:374) the patie(cid:374)ts : depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, substance use problems.