Rhode Island health officials estimate nearly 20,000 Rhode Islanders are addicted to opioids – whether prescription painkillers or heroin. But only a few thousand are receiving something called “medication assisted treatment.”
That’s treatment with medications like methadone and Suboxone, which have to be prescribed by a doctor. For this week’s The Pulse, Rhode Island Public Radio’s Kristin Gourlay joins news director Elisabeth Harrison to talk about a new effort to make is easier to find doctors who offer those treatments.
