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Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Vermont: Lessons Learned from Primary Care Physicians
Henderson, Tim Markowitz, Molly Petchers, Adam Rocque, Brittany Sheridan, Andrew Sugiyama, Nathanial Wyatt, Lyndsey Cote, Elizabeth MacLean, Charles Carney, Jan
Henderson, Tim
Markowitz, Molly
Petchers, Adam
Rocque, Brittany
Sheridan, Andrew
Sugiyama, Nathanial
Wyatt, Lyndsey
Cote, Elizabeth
MacLean, Charles
Carney, Jan
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Background: Opioid Misuse in Vermont: The number of Vermonters seeking treatment for opioid abuse is increasing, particularly in Chittenden County. Emergency department visits and deaths related to opioid misuse continue to increase, both locally and nationally. Opioid Addiction Treatment: The Drug Addiction Treatment Act (2000) was passed to allow physicians to prescribe buprenorphine-naloxone for opioid addiction, termed Office-Based Opioid Therapy (OBOT). OBOT has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for opioid addiction. The Hub and Spoke model was implemented in Vermont to connect specialty treatment centers with outpatient OBOT providers. Project Goal: To identify barriers to providing OBOT that primary care physicians (PCPs) face in Chittenden County, Vermont.
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2016-01-20
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