Family Physicians Play Key Role in Bridging the Gap in Access to Opioid Use Disorder ...
Jul 1, 2020 - Buprenorphine prescribing in primary care is a key bottleneck in the access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). In a Medicare claims study including family medicine, internal medicine, general practice, and psychiatry, the largest share of buprenorphine prescribers were family...
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/p10.html
Family Medicine: An Underutilized Resource in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic? - Graham ...
Sep 1, 2016 - Opioid overdose rates have tripled since 2000, and although overprescribing of opioids by physicians is widely accepted as a causal factor, the physician's role in providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder is less appreciated. Despite a clear willingness to ...
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0901/p350.html
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