Ashish P. Thakrar

Sep 18, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Gordon Barr |Heath D. Schmidt |Ashish P. Thakrar |Henry R Kranzler

1 INTRODUCTION Opioid misuse and dependence continue to be a public health crisis throughout the world.1 Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a serious public health problem, affects over 35 million people worldwide, and more than 2.1 million in the United States alone. OUD mortality and morbidity have worsened with the spread of high-potency synthetic opioids such as fentanyl in the unregulated drug supply.

Apr 12, 2023 | twincities.com | Ashish P. Thakrar

When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone.

Apr 12, 2023 | shelbynews.com | Ashish P. Thakrar

When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone.

Apr 12, 2023 | scribd.com | Ashish P. Thakrar

When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone.

Apr 10, 2023 | ldi.upenn.edu | Ashish P. Thakrar

The following excerpt is from an op-ed that first appeared in the Los Angeles Times on April 10, 2023. When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care.