The Third Wave of Opioid Use Disorder

Fentanyl is illegally used. It has variable potency, which makes it very dangerous for overdose deaths. The good news that we go over at the end of this podcast is that we have very good treatments for patients who want to get safely controlled from opioid use disorder. Dr. Taylor made a plea for primary care physicians and hospitalists to become familiar with the possibilities of starting treatment for opioid use disorder in their patients.