61% Of Americans Unaware That Primary Care Professionals Can Prescribe Addiction Treatment Medications

A total of 61.4% of Americans are unaware that primary care physicians (PCPs) can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, according to the results from a national survey. Furthermore, 13.3% incorrectly believed that PCPs cannot prescribe medications for opioid use disorder at all. However, nearly 77.0% of respondents believe that the office of a PCP should be a place where people can receive treatment for an opioid use disorder: 24.2% strongly agreed with this statement, and 52.8% agreed with this statement.

A full 81.3% of the people who reported ever misusing prescription or illicit . . .