Published in:
01-03-2018 | Concise Research Letters
Massachusetts Medical Students Feel Unprepared to Treat Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Authors:
Danielle K. Bäck, MD, Elizabeth Tammaro, BA, Jamie K. Lim, BS, Sarah E. Wakeman, MD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 3/2018
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Excerpt
Drug overdose, driven largely by prescription opioids and heroin, is the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States.
1 In Massachusetts, an estimated 2069 opioid-related deaths occurred in 2016, with the number projected to rise in 2017.
2 In response to the opioid crisis, Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker convened a medical education working group and implemented medical education curriculum reform related to substance use disorder (SUD) in 2016. It is therefore important to develop a baseline understanding of undergraduate medical education on substance use. This knowledge will be critical in assessing the need for and impact of medical education initiatives in addiction medicine. …
