Primary care physicians’ perspectives on the prescription opioid epidemic

Highlights • Respondents strongly supported requiring training on addiction and pain treatment. • Respondents expressed strong support for programs to monitor at-risk opioid users. • Negative attitudes toward people with prescription opioid addiction were prevalent. • The majority thought that addic...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-08, Vol.165, p.61-70
Main Authors: Kennedy-Hendricks, Alene, Busch, Susan H, McGinty, Emma E, Bachhuber, Marcus A, Niederdeppe, Jeff, Gollust, Sarah E, Webster, Daniel W, Fiellin, David A, Barry, Colleen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Attitude of Health Personnel
Drug Overdose - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Opioid-related disorders
Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology
Opioids
Physicians
Physicians, Primary Care - psychology
Primary care
Psychiatry
Substance-related disorders
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Summary:Highlights • Respondents strongly supported requiring training on addiction and pain treatment. • Respondents expressed strong support for programs to monitor at-risk opioid users. • Negative attitudes toward people with prescription opioid addiction were prevalent. • The majority thought that addiction treatment options were effective and available.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.010