Geographic and Specialty Distribution of US Physicians Trained to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

• Published in: Annals of family medicine Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 23 - 26
• Main Authors: Rosenblatt, Roger A., Andrilla, C. Holly A., Catlin, Mary, Larson, Eric H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Annals of Family Medicine, Inc 01.01.2015; American Academy of Family Physicians
• Subjects: Adult; buprenorphine; Buprenorphine - therapeutic use; Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination; Education, Medical; Family Practice - education; Family Practice - manpower; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine - education; Internal Medicine - manpower; Male; Middle Aged; Naloxone - therapeutic use; Narcotic Antagonists - therapeutic use; opiate addiction; Opiate Substitution Treatment; opioid treatment programs; Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy; Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Original Research; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - education; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - manpower; Physicians - supply & distribution; primary health care; Psychiatry - education; Psychiatry - manpower; rural health; Rural Population; United States - epidemiology; Urban Population; United States; opiate substitution treatment; primary health care; opiate addiction; buprenorphine; opioid treatment programs; rural health

The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid-related deaths driven by excessive prescribing of opioids, misuse of prescription drugs, and increased use of heroin. Buprenorphine-naloxone is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder and can be provided in office-based settings, but thi...