Commentary
by
Volkow, Nora D.
Release Date
2022
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
No
Findings/Key points
The magnitude of this crisis demands out-of-the-box thinking and willingness to jettison old, unhelpful, and unsupported assumptions about what treatment and recovery need to look like. Among them is the traditional view that abstinence is the sole aim and only valid outcome of addiction treatment.
Keywords
Overdose
Clinical guidance
Harm reduction
Policy/Regulatory
Hesitancy of prescribers
About prescribers
Illegal drugs
SCS/OPS