Katherine S Elkington, Margaret E Ryan, Cale Basaraba, Renald Dambreville, Dan Alschuler, Melanie M Wall, Alejandra Garcia, Monica Christofferson, Howard F Andrews, Edward V Nunes
{"title":"Examining the Impact of the Innovative Opioid Court Model on Treatment Access and Court Outcomes for Court Participants.","authors":"Katherine S Elkington, Margaret E Ryan, Cale Basaraba, Renald Dambreville, Dan Alschuler, Melanie M Wall, Alejandra Garcia, Monica Christofferson, Howard F Andrews, Edward V Nunes","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001330","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The opioid intervention court (OIC) is an innovative, pre-plea treatment court to facilitate rapid linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for people at risk of overdose. This study compares participants in OIC and participants with opioid use problems in a traditional drug treatment court model on (i) initiation for any substance use (SU) treatment, (ii) initiation of MOUD, (iii) number of days to MOUD initiation, and (iv) retention in the OIC program/retention on MOUD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used administrative court records from n = 389 OIC and n = 229 drug court participants in 2 counties in New York State. Differences in outcomes by court were assessed using logistic, multinomial, or linear regressions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for current charge severity, gender, race/ethnicity, age, and county, OIC participants were no more likely to initiate any SU treatment but were significantly more likely to initiate MOUD (81.2% OIC vs 45.9% drug court, P < 0.001) and were more quickly linked to any SU treatment (hazard ratio = 1.68, 95% confidence interval = 1.35-2.08) and MOUD (hazard ratio = 4.25, 95% confidence interval = 3.23-5.58) after starting the court. Retention in court/MOUD was higher among drug court participants and may speak to the immediate sanctions (eg, jail) for noncompliance with drug court directives as compared with opioid court, which does not carry such immediate sanctions for noncompliance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These analyses suggest that the new OIC model can more rapidly link participants to treatment, including MOUD, as compared with traditional drug court model, and may demonstrate improved ability to immediately stabilize and reduce overdose risk in court participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"635-642"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11537812/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141442697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy Board, Denise V D'Angelo, Kathryn Miele, Alice Asher, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Clark H Denny, Mishka Terplan, Janae Dunkley, Shin Y Kim
{"title":"Naloxone Use During Pregnancy-Data From 26 US Jurisdictions, 2019-2020.","authors":"Amy Board, Denise V D'Angelo, Kathryn Miele, Alice Asher, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Clark H Denny, Mishka Terplan, Janae Dunkley, Shin Y Kim","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001337","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001337","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aimed to determine the prevalence of self-reported naloxone use during pregnancy among people in the United States with a recent live birth. A secondary objective was to characterize people at increased risk of overdose who did and did not use naloxone.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System from 26 US jurisdictions that conducted an opioid supplement survey from 2019 to 2020. Respondents with increased risk of experiencing an opioid overdose were identified based on self-reported use of illicit amphetamines, heroin, cocaine, or receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during pregnancy. Weighted prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for reported naloxone use at any point during pregnancy among people with an increased risk of overdose.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Naloxone use during pregnancy was reported by <1% of the overall study population (unweighted N = 88/34,528). Prevalence of naloxone use was 5.0% (95% CI: 0.0-10.6) among respondents who reported illicit amphetamine use, 15.2% (1.8-28.6) among those who reported heroin use, and 17.6% (0.0-38.1) among those who reported cocaine use. Naloxone use was 14.5% (8.4-20.6) among those who reported taking MOUD. Among people with increased risk of overdose, no significant differences in naloxone use were observed by age, race/ethnicity, education level, residential metropolitan status, or insurance status.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prevalence of naloxone use among people with an increased risk of overdose during pregnancy ranged from 5.0% to 17.6%. Access to naloxone, overdose prevention education, and treatment for substance use disorders may help reduce morbidity and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"711-714"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11537837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141442698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kearley Abbott, Rachel Hyrsak, James M Bolton, Jitender Sareen, Murray W Enns, Geoffrey Konrad, Erin Knight, Sherif Eltonsy, Kaarina Kowalec, Jamison Falk, Silvia Alessi-Severini, Kun Liu, Heather Prior, Christine Leong
{"title":"Trend in Prescription Medication Utilization for Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder From 2015 to 2021: A Population-wide Study in a Canadian Province.","authors":"Kearley Abbott, Rachel Hyrsak, James M Bolton, Jitender Sareen, Murray W Enns, Geoffrey Konrad, Erin Knight, Sherif Eltonsy, Kaarina Kowalec, Jamison Falk, Silvia Alessi-Severini, Kun Liu, Heather Prior, Christine Leong","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001348","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the quarterly incidence and prevalence of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) from 2015 to 2021.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective population-wide observational study in Manitoba, Canada, was conducted using administrative claims data from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy to examine the incidence and prevalence of OUD (methadone, buprenorphine-naloxone, buprenorphine) or AUD medications (naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram) per 10,000 individuals in each quarter between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 1179 and 451 individuals who received at least one prescription for OUD and AUD, respectively, in the first quarter of 2020. The prevalence of OUD medications more than doubled from 6.3 to 14.3 per 10,000 from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2021. Likewise, AUD medication prevalence increased almost 10-fold from 0.68 to 6.5 per 10,000 from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2021, primarily due to naltrexone. The incidence of AUD prescription use increased 8.6-fold from 0.29 to 2.51 per 10,000 during the study period. In contrast, the incidence of opioid agonist therapy declined from 2.1 per 10,000 in the first quarter of 2015 to 0.53 per 10,000 the first quarter of 2016, primarily due to methadone. Whereas methadone incidence declined, buprenorphine-naloxone incidence increased almost 15-fold during the study period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An increase in both AUD medication prevalence and incidence in addition to an increase in buprenorphine-naloxone incidence was observed. These findings reflect an increase in the uptake of medications for treating AUD and OUD following changes to improve coverage and access to these medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"683-688"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine Hill, Oliver Grundmann, Leigh V Panlilio, David H Epstein, Kirsten E Smith
{"title":"Use of Cannabinoids by People Who Consume Kratom in the United States.","authors":"Katherine Hill, Oliver Grundmann, Leigh V Panlilio, David H Epstein, Kirsten E Smith","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001346","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate lifetime, past-year, and past-month prevalence of kratom, cannabis, and cannabidiol-only product use among adults 18 years and older in the United States, using 2 independent datasets.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Utilizing ( a ) the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and ( b ) a 2022 online national convenience sample of adults who use kratom regularly (from our research group at the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA]), we examined key demographic information as well as lifetime, past-year, and past-month substance use and preferences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the full sample of adults from the 2022 NSDUH, the prevalence of lifetime use was 49.69% for cannabis, 34.09% for cannabidiol-only products, and 1.93% for kratom. When solely examining participants who have used kratom, both independent datasets showed higher proportions of cannabis use over the lifetime-92.81% (95% confidence interval: 90.31-95.31) in the NSDUH subset and 92.16% (95% confidence interval: 89.37-94.95) in our NIDA sample.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study demonstrates that people are co-using kratom with cannabis and/or cannabidiol-only products at the same time or during the same time period, though more research is needed to understand people's motivations and practices for such co-use. Co-use might result in herb-herb interactions that may impact research findings and clinical outcomes for people who use kratom.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"719-722"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nathan Heijstee, Eleanor Black, Emma Black, Apo Demirkol, Kristie Mammen, Llewellyn Mills, Rachel Deacon, Nadine Ezard, Mark Montebello, David Reid, Raimondo Bruno, Anthony Shakeshaft, Krista J Siefried, Michael Farrell, Nicholas Lintzeris
{"title":"Sociodemographic and Health Factors of the Alcohol Treatment-seeking Population in New South Wales, Australia.","authors":"Nathan Heijstee, Eleanor Black, Emma Black, Apo Demirkol, Kristie Mammen, Llewellyn Mills, Rachel Deacon, Nadine Ezard, Mark Montebello, David Reid, Raimondo Bruno, Anthony Shakeshaft, Krista J Siefried, Michael Farrell, Nicholas Lintzeris","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001311","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001311","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Although factors associated with alcohol use have been researched at a population level, descriptions of the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment-seeking population in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, are limited. This study addresses this gap by analyzing sociodemographic and health characteristics in the NSW AOD treatment-seeking population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Self-reported Australian Treatment Outcomes Profile data on substance use, health ratings, and sociodemographic factors were acquired from public AOD services (offering services from counseling to ambulatory/inpatient withdrawal management) in 6 administrative health districts from 2016 to 2019 (n = 14,287). Gaussian and multiple logistic regressions were conducted to examine associations between these factors and alcohol consumption quantity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were analyzed for patients seeking treatment for alcohol consumption specifically (n = 5929; median age, 44 years; 65% male). Valid alcohol consumption data were available for 5460 patients, among whom the mean volume of alcohol consumed was 311 standard drinks (3110 grams of ethanol) over the past 28 days and 15 standard drinks (150 grams of ethanol) per occasion. Higher volumes were consumed by males and those with recent experiences of violence and/or injecting drug use. Caring for children younger than 5 years and having above-median health ratings were associated with lower alcohol consumption.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study contributes to the characterization of the NSW public AOD treatment population and identifies associations between alcohol consumption, sociodemographic factors, and health ratings among people seeking treatment for alcohol consumption. Findings point towards multilevel assessment and comprehensive interventions for people engaging in treatment for alcohol use. Future research should address barriers to treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"619-627"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disulfiram Should Remain Second-line Treatment for Most Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder.","authors":"Sarah Axelrath","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001360","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is responsible for a significant burden of medical, economic, and social harm globally and across the United States. Currently, only three FDA-approved medications for AUD are available, and most patients with AUD never receive pharmacotherapy. Disulfiram, the first medication that FDA approved for treatment of AUD, is recommended as a second-line treatment option by several national treatment guidelines citing safety concerns and lack of high-quality comparative studies. In this issue, Holt argues that disulfiram should be reclassified as a first-line treatment for AUD based on promising open-label randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for disulfiram as a behavioral intervention. Review of the literature suggests that disulfiram can be a useful treatment for a highly selected group of patients with no medical or psychiatric contraindications, high motivation for abstinence, and adequate family support. Unfortunately, many patients with AUD, a disorder characterized by high rates of medical and psychiatric multimorbidity and social vulnerability, fall outside of this narrow selection criteria. Prescribers should consider other FDA-approved medications as first-line treatment options for most patients with AUD, reserving disulfiram for the rare patients in whom the potential for benefit clearly outweighs risk of harm.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"617-618"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141987993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raagini Jawa, Samantha Blakemore, Stephen Murray, Alicia S Ventura, Tavita Hristova, Alexa Wilder, Margaret Shang, Tehya Johnson, Colleen LaBelle
{"title":"Wound Care Capacity of the Addiction Workforce in the Setting of Xylazine.","authors":"Raagini Jawa, Samantha Blakemore, Stephen Murray, Alicia S Ventura, Tavita Hristova, Alexa Wilder, Margaret Shang, Tehya Johnson, Colleen LaBelle","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001352","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>As xylazine increasingly adulterates the unregulated opioid supply, people who use drugs (PWUD) are more likely to experience sequalae from xylazine. Given xylazine exposure is consistently associated with development of wounds which can heal with medically directed wound care, we sought to understand the level of preparedness and ability of front-line addiction professionals who interact with PWUD to provide wound care treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We administered a 26-item online survey assessing participant and organizational characteristics, level of wound care training, ability to test for xylazine and treat xylazine-associated wounds, and funding and billing characteristics to a national sample of addiction professionals using a listserv of over 11,000 individuals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We had a response rate of 12.8% in which 1,280 met eligibility criteria and completed the survey, with the majority (23.7%) being nurses. While nearly all participants had cared for patients who had experienced any xylazine-associated harms, less than half (43.6%) had cared for patients with xylazine wounds and 43.4% had any training or certification in wound care, including 26.9% of physicians. Although 75.9% of participants had access to wound care supplies, just 19.5% provided wound care services onsite.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most addiction professionals, especially physicians, lack wound care training and do not provide onsite treatment for drug-associated wounds at the organizational level. There is a critical need to bridge this gap in knowledge and build capacity to provide evidence-based wound care services to PWUD in areas impacted by xylazine adulteration.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"723-726"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine Neeb, Brianna M McQuade, Linda Lesondak, Samantha Madrid, Judith M Schlaeger, Dennis P Watson, Niranjan Karnik, Noami Huerta, Simar Bhatia, Judes Fleurimont, Nicole Li, Elsa Hammerdahl, Ricky Pesantez, Nicole Gastala
{"title":"Integration of a Community Opioid Treatment Program Into a Federally Qualified Health Center.","authors":"Christine Neeb, Brianna M McQuade, Linda Lesondak, Samantha Madrid, Judith M Schlaeger, Dennis P Watson, Niranjan Karnik, Noami Huerta, Simar Bhatia, Judes Fleurimont, Nicole Li, Elsa Hammerdahl, Ricky Pesantez, Nicole Gastala","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001336","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>With the increasing rates of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, barriers to treatment access for patients seeking medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), and challenges of initiating buprenorphine in patients who use fentanyl, it is essential to explore novel approaches to expanding access to methadone treatment. An opioid treatment program (OTP) and a federally qualified health center (FQHC) partnered to develop and implement an innovative integrated methadone and primary care treatment model. The process for integrating an OTP and FQHC to provide methadone treatment in the primary care setting will be discussed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An OTP methadone dispensing site was co-located in the FQHC, utilizing a staffing matrix built on the expertise of each stakeholder. The OTP managed DEA and state regulatory processes, whereas the FQHC physicians provided medical treatment, including methadone treatment protocols, treatment plans, and primary care. Patient demographics, medical history, and retention data for those who entered the program between January 2021 and February 2023 were collected through chart review and analyzed with descriptive statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 288 OTP-FHQC patients were enrolled during the study. Retention rates in methadone treatment at 90 and 180 days were similar to partner clinics.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Collaboration between FQHCs and OTPs is operationally feasible and can be achieved utilizing the current staffing model of the FQHC and OTP. This model can increase access to treatment for OUD and primary care for an urban, underserved patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"663-669"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Lang Tang, Elizabeth McCord, Paul H Earley, Karen Drexler
{"title":"Addressing Confusion and Inconsistencies Surrounding the Provider Role in Medical Cannabis Programs.","authors":"Yi-Lang Tang, Elizabeth McCord, Paul H Earley, Karen Drexler","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001338","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>More than 40 states in the United States have established medical cannabis programs that authorize the use of cannabis for specific medical conditions. Initially, these medical cannabis programs aimed to offer compassionate care primarily for terminal or rare, untreatable conditions. However, the scope of these programs has broadened to include nonterminal and more common conditions, including various medical and mental disorders. This expansion introduces several health care challenges: a lack of robust research evidence for many listed conditions, a sense of unpreparedness among providers, and a disparity in provider roles, expectations, and responsibilities across different states, leading to potential confusion. To address these issues, medical organizations need to develop expert consensus or guidelines that underscore evidence-based shared decision-making and patient monitoring standards. Medical education should also include such training. Concurrently, medical providers must prioritize evidence-based treatment over public opinion, exercise clinical judgment, and take responsibility for their recommendations.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"611-613"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141468062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicholas J Mullen, VaKara M Meyer Karre, Alëna A Balasanova
{"title":"Malignant Catatonia in the Setting of Acute Methamphetamine and Cocaine Intoxication.","authors":"Nicholas J Mullen, VaKara M Meyer Karre, Alëna A Balasanova","doi":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001353","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ADM.0000000000001353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Malignant catatonia is a potentially lethal neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by psychomotor abnormalities and autonomic instability. Patients with this syndrome require immediate treatment. Various psychiatric conditions and nonpsychiatric medical problems can trigger malignant catatonia. Use of psychostimulant drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine, has not been previously reported to precipitate malignant catatonia.</p><p><strong>Case summary: </strong>This case concerns a 35-year-old man hospitalized for psychosis due to methamphetamine and cocaine intoxication. He developed malignant catatonia the day after admission. He was treated with lorazepam for malignant catatonia, and his blood pressure was controlled with clonidine. Over 7 days, his condition resolved, and his mental status and vital signs returned to baseline. He was discharged to the community in stable condition and has returned to his baseline functional status. He remains free of catatonia and has maintained abstinence from methamphetamine and cocaine.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Acute intoxication with psychostimulant drugs is a possible trigger for malignant catatonia, and administration of high potency first-generation antipsychotics in this setting may increase the risk. Patients hospitalized for stimulant intoxication should be monitored for signs and symptoms of catatonia, and D 2 receptor antagonist medications should be used with caution in this population. Our case supports the potential role of altered dopamine and norepinephrine signaling in the pathogenesis of malignant catatonia. The patient provided written and verbal consent to publish the information in this case report.</p>","PeriodicalId":14744,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"730-732"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141751737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}