Addiction Medicine Rounds: Toxicity of Xylazine and How It Impacts Treatment for People Who Use Drugs
This session may be accessed virtually via Zoom. To receive Zoom access details, register by clicking the Register button on this page or the link provided below.
The Yale Program in Addiction Medicine is pleased to welcome Joseph D'Orazio, MD, as speaker for Addiction Medicine Rounds on November 22nd, 2022.
This event will be held in a hybrid in-person and virtual format. A registration link for virtual attendance is forthcoming.
Title: Toxicity of Xylazine and How it Impacts Treatment for People Who Use Drugs
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the human pharmacology of xylazine, a veterinary sedative.
- Differentiate between the findings of xylazine and opioid overdose and demonstrate ability to treat them.
- Recognize symptoms of xylazine withdrawal and apply basic treatment concepts.
Addiction Medicine Rounds are CME accredited. Each session will be assigned 1AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
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Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Joseph D'Orazio, MDAssociate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine; Director, Division of Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
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