title: Health and Public Policy to Facilitate Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Involving Illicit and Prescription Drugs: An American College of Physicians Position Paper.
abstract: Substance use disorders involving illicit and prescription drugs are a serious public health issue. In the United States, millions of individuals need treatment for substance use disorders but few receive it. The rising number of drug overdose deaths and the changing legal status of marijuana pose new challenges. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians maintains that substance use disorder is a treatable chronic medical condition and offers recommendations on expanding treatment options, the legal status of marijuana, addressing the opioid epidemic, insurance coverage of substance use disorders treatment, education and workforce, and public health interventions.
authors.affiliation: From the American College of Physicians, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.affiliation: From the American College of Physicians, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.affiliation: From the American College of Physicians, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.affiliation: From the American College of Physicians, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Sue S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Gantzer
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lenchus
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bridget M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: McCandless
authors.forename: Sarah G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Candler
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003415:Crime; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs