Can Primary Care Doctors End the Opioid Epidemic? | Radio Health Journal

Published: February 26, 2017 by RHJ Producer

Primary care doctors can treat opioid addiction in their offices using drug substitution therapy potentially erasing the stigma of getting treatment.

Guest Information:

Dr. John Tanner, Medical Director, Florida Intervention Project for Nurses
Dr. Alan Schwartzstein, family practitioner and Vice Speaker, American Academy of Family Physicians

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Program #: 17-09Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Doctors| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Harm Reduction| Medication| Mental Health| Opioid Epidemic| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Prescription Drugs| Primary CareMedical Conditions: Addiction and Substance Use Disorder| Substance AbuseGuests: Dr. Alan Schwartzstein| Dr. John TannerInstitutions & Organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians| Florida Intervention Project for Nurses| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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