Primary Care Team Can Be Effective in Reducing Opioid Addiction

University of Michigan researchers believe many of the 2 million Americans addicted to opioids can receive treatment and assistance in getting off prescription painkillers or heroin from a primary care team.
The collaborative team-based intervention typically includes physicians, nurses, medical assistants, social workers and pharmacists, as they coordinate to help individuals break their addiction by using anti-opioid medication.
The researchers hope their findings will encourage more general p