half-measures are not enough

~ Jason Schwartz

PathsBill White provides a great summary of a recent review of research on opioid addiction, treatment and recovery.

Bottom line:

  • opioid addiction is deadly
  • opioid addicts can recover
  • treatment that’s long enough and intense enough is associated with better outcomes

Unfortunately, most opioid addicts seeking treatment never get offered care that meets these criteria.

Read the rest here.

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.