Treatment For Addiction Out Of Reach For Many
NPR
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Jordan Mohammed has been taking Suboxone to try and overcome a heroin addiction that grew out of prescription painkillers.
Like much of the U.S., the Northwest has experienced a sharp increase in the number of fatal overdoses from heroin and other opiates over the last decade. Many of Washington State’s addiction hotspots are in small towns where options for treatment in a rehab facility are scarce.
However, as Northwest Public Radio’s Rowan Moore Gerety reports, it is challenging to find doctors who embrace an alternative for treatment: Suboxone.
Read more via Northwest Public Radio
Reporter
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
View this story on npr.org
Follow us for more stories like this
CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.
Donate Today