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Trump’s Health Secretary Isn’t a Fan of the ‘Gold Standard’ Substance-Use Treatment — Bad News for the Opioid Crisis

May 23, 2017

“US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was visiting West Virginia on Tuesday for a “listening tour” to brainstorm solutions to the current opioid crisis when a reporter asked Price his thoughts on various drug treatment options, according to a report from the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

While Price echoed the Obama administration by calling substance-use disorder a “disease” and the crisis a “public health issue” and not a “criminal justice issue,” Price went against the prevailing wisdom on treatment options.

Price touted the success of faith-based treatment programs, and was decidedly non-supportive of medication-assisted treatment (MAT).”

Read more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/hhs-secretary-tom-price-medication-assisted-treatment-suboxone-news-opioid-crisis-2017-5

Source: Businessinsider.com – May 10, 2017

See related article: Communities Key to Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says – May 12, 2017 available at: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/12/527936103/communities-key-to-fighting-opioid-crisis-hhs-secretary-says

Categories: Addiction, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), News Updates, Opioid Abuse/Addiction, Opioids
Tags: Government, HHS, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone Treatment

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