Responding to Unsafe Opioid Use: Abandon the Drug, Not the Patient

Tobin, Daniel G.; Holt, S; Doolittle, Benjamin R.

doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06281-4

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“…Indeed, the desire to avoid withdrawal symptoms and feel normal are the most important factors that drive drug-seeking behavior [ 70 ]. The approach for some physicians who suspect a patient of opioid misuse or abuse is to discontinue opioid therapy and even terminate the relationship [ 71 ]. The problem is that the withdrawal symptoms and cravings which have been described as life-threatening [ 72 ], are overwhelmingly strong that the interest to feel normal and counteract the symptoms is extremely high (Class 4).…”

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On stimulus persistence and human behavior: the stimulus persistence unification theory

Tobore

2022

Communicative & Integrative Biology

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A person trapped in a building engulfed in a raging fire, a person dealing with severe chronic disease, people dealing with a virus pandemic, and people fighting in a protracted war may appear dissimilar but are fundamentally in a similar situation and their behaviors follow a predictable and similar pattern. In this paper, the behaviors of rational people dealing with a significant persistent unpleasant, or dangerous stimulus that is inescapable are elucidated. The unique modulatory effects of stimulus persistence on human behavior as well as the role of means and interest are discussed.

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