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The Authors’ Own Words: Reducing Opioid Misuse Among Adolescents through Physician Education

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The Authors’ Own Words:  

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work. 

Reducing Opioid Misuse Among Adolescents through Physician Education

Nonie S. Arora, BS; Kayla M. Marcotte, MS; & John A. Hopper, MD 

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“Our Letter to the Editor comments on the need for increased awareness and training regarding opioid misuse, pain management, and addiction treatment among physicians who treat adolescents. Given that substance misuse often begins in adolescence, it is a critical time for prevention and intervention for opioid misuse disorders. Through the implementation of evidence-based educational strategies and physician mentorship programs, we can strive for safe and effective opioid prescription to adolescents as well as appropriate management of pain and addiction.”

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The Authors’ Own Words: Interest in prescribing buprenorphine among resident and attending physicians at an urban teaching clinic.

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The Authors’ Own Words:  

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work. 

Interest in prescribing buprenorphine among resident and attending physicians at an urban teaching clinic

Jocelyn R. James, MD; Leah M. Gordon, MD, MPH; Jared W. Klein, MD, MPH; Joseph O. Merrill , MD, MPH; Judith I. Tsui , MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“This academic medical center based study on attitudes toward buprenorphine maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder suggests that internal medicine physicians, especially those who are younger and who believe that buprenorphine is effective, have high interest in becoming waivered to prescribe buprenorphine. Integrating buprenorphine education, training, and waiver opportunities into residency programs may create a pipeline of buprenorphine providers and thereby expand access to effective opioid use disorder treatment.”