Adolescents and Young Adults; Uniquely Susceptible to OUD

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