Many Patients Receive Prescription Opioids During Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Many Patients Receive Prescription Opioids During Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction

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More than two in five people receiving buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction, are also given prescriptions for other opioid painkillers – and two-thirds are prescribed opioids after their treatment is complete.

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