Very few doctors in the United States are prescribing a drug that combats opioid addiction, a new study suggests. Researchers found that a few high volume prescribers are accounting for about half of all prescriptions of buprenorphine. More than half of these high volume prescribers of buprenorphine were PCPs. AdvertisementTo prescribe buprenorphine, doctors are required to undergo an eight-hour training course and receive a license, known as an 'X-waiver.' Many argue these regulations prevent thousands of doctors from being able to prescribe the drug to addiction patients.

Source: Daily Mail June 01, 2021 15:23 UTC