Medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S., the nation's top medical advisers said Wednesday. Surgeon General and a presidential commission appointed to President Donald Trump to make recommendations for curbing the opioid epidemic. Experts said the medications are given at doses big enough to fend off withdrawal, but too small to produce a euphoric high. LACK OF TRAININGAddiction treatment has long been separate from mainstream medical training, the report notes, which means many doctors, nurses and social workers don't receive training on treating drug addiction. The report calls for combining addiction programs into standard medical education.

Source: ABC News March 20, 2019 18:18 UTC