There may be widely recommended medicines for treating opioid addiction, but one-third of primary care physicians believe the treatments are no more effective or safe than other approaches, such as counseling or a 12-step recovery program, according to a new survey.
[AT Forum comment: This is why it’s essential to have specialty providers like OTPs and ASAM physicians who do want to treat these patients.)
Source: STAT+
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/04/20/opioids-addiction-physicians-doctors-naltrexone/