Based in New Platz, New York, Charlotte Murphy MD is a physician specializing in psychiatry. Among her core responsibilities, Charlotte Murphy MD provides psychiatric treatment, care, and evaluation for those suffering from opiate addiction.
Understanding opiate addiction begins with understanding opiates: drugs commonly used to treat acute pain. Doctors prescribe some opiates, such as oxycodone, codeine, and fentanyl. Others, such as heroin, are illegal substances. In part because opiates can create a sense of euphoria in patients, they are highly addictive. Opiates are the leading cause of drug overdoses in the U.S., and the U.S. has experienced what has commonly described as the Opioid Epidemic, or Crisis, since the 1990s.
Doctors use several treatments for opiate addiction. Medications such as methadone and buprenorphine are often prescribed. Behavioral therapies and counseling also may be used. Some doctors advocate for a combination of treatments in what is called medication-assisted therapy (MAT), or a "whole patient" approach to treatment.
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