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Viewpoint: What role should psychiatrists have in responding to the opioid epidemic?
A viewpoint published in JAMA Psychiatry discusses the public health impact of the current opioid epidemic in the United States, the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with buprenorphine and the need to expand its use by psychiatrists. It was written by Srinivas Muvvala, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Ellen Edens, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; and Ismene Petrakis, MD, Professor of Psychiatry.
Source: JAMA Psychiatry