Mark Parrino

Mark Parrino, a veteran addiction-treatment leader and president of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, shares critical insights on opioid addiction. He discusses the evolution of methadone maintenance treatment and the stigma surrounding medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Parrino highlights the troubling history of opioid prescriptions that fueled the addiction epidemic and the need for better public education. He also presents findings from a national census of opioid treatment programs, revealing the current landscape of addiction treatment in America.