Craving in Opioid Use Disorder: From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major public health issue that has reached epidemic levels in some parts of the world. It is a chronic and complex neurobiological disease associated with frequent relapse to drug taking. Craving, defined as an overwhelmingly strong desire or need to use a drug, is a c...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Johan Kakko, Hannu Alho, Alexander Baldacchino, Rocío Molina, Felice Alfonso Nava, Gabriel Shaya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Subjects:	opioid craving addiction negative affect methadone buprenorphine
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00592/full