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Adolescents and Young Adults; Uniquely Susceptible to OUD
April 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT

Part of the series: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids
Presented by Karen R. Boretsky, MD & Sam Reiga, BSN, RN, MBA
- Objectives:
- Understand the problem of surgery as a gateway to persistent opioid use
- Discuss why adolescents & young adults are uniquely susceptible to oud
- Discuss opioid sparing alternatives to opioid monotherapy
- Discuss how adolescent brain development contributes to addictive vulnerability
- Discuss illicit drug use in Grades 8 through 12
- Discuss persistent use of opioids in pediatric patients following surgery