The Role of Craving and Dual Disorders in Organizing Services for Heroin Addicts
Tuesday, October 22
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Location: Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 6
CE: 1.5
Primary Presenter(s)
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Angelo Maremmani, MD
Psychiatrist
Psychiatric Department, North-West Toscana Health Unit, Versilian Zone -
Marc Auriacombe, MD
Team Leader and Medical Director
University of Bordeaux and CH Charles Perrens
Historical background, craving typology and psychopathology conditioning the natural history of heroin addiction.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the use of psychopharmacology with methadone in dual disorder heroin addicts.
- Identify the appropriate pharmacological combination for patients with affective disorders.
- Identify the pharmacological combination for patients with chronic psychosis.
