The Opioid Epidemic

This PowerPoint slide deck, entitled "The Opioid Epidemic," was presented by Jane Liebschutz, MD, MPH, FACU, Professor of Medicine and Chief of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on November 28, 2018. Learning objectives include:

• Historical perspective on opioid prescribing and addiction
• Criteria for diagnosis of opioid use disorder
• Impact of opioid epidemic
• Treatment of opioid use disorder