Friday, September 18, 2015

"we need to respond with the best solutions that medicine and behavioral therapy can provide together"



The Obama administration announced a major policy shift Thursday in its efforts to combat the nation's opioid abuse epidemic. Speaking at a conference on opioid addiction in Northern Virginia, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said her agency would rewrite regulations to remove some of the obstacles that have prevented greater involvement from doctors in treating those addicted to heroin or prescription painkillers.
Continue reading the article online here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-administration-heroin_55fa058ee4b0fde8b0ccf192

heroin use is part of a larger substance abuse problem
heroin use is part of a larger substance abuse problem


The CDC webpage has additional information on the heroin problem here
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/heroin/index.html

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