"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Methadone" by people in this website by year, and whether "Methadone" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Tsui JI, Whitney BM, Korthuis PT, Chan B, Pho MT, Jenkins WD, Young AM, Cooper HLF, Friedmann PD, Stopka TJ, de Gijsel D, Miller WC, Go VF, Westergaard R, Brown R, Seal DW, Zule WA, Feinberg J, Smith GS, Mixson LS, Fredericksen R, Crane HM, Delaney JA. Methamphetamine use and utilization of medications for opioid use disorder among rural people who use drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 09 01; 250:110911.
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Braun HM, Potee RA. Individualizing methadone treatment with split dosing: An underutilized tool. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 09; 152:209096.
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Bailey A, Senthilkumar R, Evans EA. Correlates and Patterns in Use of Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Jail. J Addict Med. 2023 Sep-Oct 01; 17(5):568-573.
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Pivovarova E, Taxman FS, Boland AK, Smelson DA, Lemon SC, Friedmann PD. Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between drug courts and community-based medication for opioid use disorder providers. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 04; 147:208950.
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Church B, Clark R, Mohn W, Potee R, Friedmann P, Soares WE. Methadone Induction for a Patient With Precipitated Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. J Addict Med. 2023 May-Jun 01; 17(3):367-370.
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Wilson SC, Shaffer JA, Wachholtz AB. Distress Tolerance in the Comorbid Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Population. J Addict Med. 2023 May-Jun 01; 17(3):e164-e171.
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Ober AJ, Murray-Krezan C, Page K, Friedmann PD, Chan Osilla K, Ryzewicz S, Huerta S, Mazer MW, Leamon I, Messineo G, Watkins KE, Nuckols T, Danovitch I. The Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) study: protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention to improve initiation of medication and linkage to post-discharge care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 07 28; 17(1):39.
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Sutter MB, Watson H, Yonke N, Weitzen S, Leeman L. Morphine versus methadone for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot study. BMC Pediatr. 2022 06 15; 22(1):345.
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Schoenfeld EM, Westafer LM, Beck SA, Potee BG, Vysetty S, Simon C, Tozloski JM, Girardin AL, Soares WE. "Just give them a choice": Patients' perspectives on starting medications for opioid use disorder in the ED. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 08; 29(8):928-943.
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Taylor EN, Timko C, Binswanger IA, Harris AHS, Stimmel M, Smelson D, Finlay AK. A national survey of barriers and facilitators to medications for opioid use disorder among legal-involved veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):556-563.