Policy Director of the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction at the University of Arizona
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“When it comes to substance use disorder, we have not decided as a country this is an illness we actually can treat.”
“If I’m at my own general practitioner and it’s suddenly clear I’m addicted to an opioid, my doctor will likely send me somewhere else. Versus, I can treat that here, just like I can treat your diabetes or any other chronic disease you might have.”