• Soc Work Health Care · Mar 2019

    The role of social work in the opioid epidemic: office-based opioid treatment programs.

    • Brianna M Lombardi, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Ting Guan, and Amy Prentice.
    • a School of Social Work , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA.
    • Soc Work Health Care. 2019 Mar 1; 58 (3): 339-344.

    AbstractThe opioid epidemic is a national emergency in the United States. To meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) office-based opioid treatment programs (OBOT) are quickly expanding. However, social workers roles in OBOT programs are not clearly described. This paper will emphasize three roles social workers may fulfill in OBOT programs to combat the opioid crisis.

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