A majority of doctors say they wish they had more training on what to do if a patient shows signs of addiction. (Photo: Getty)
There's still a lot of work to do to bring the nation's opioid crisis under control, but the health care industry needs to wake up and realize it's only a matter of time before the same thing happens with a new drug. Over-prescribing other drugs could result in a new crisis, which is why prescription drug monitoring and additional training about the challenges of addiction is so critical for doctors.
So say 500 doctors responding to a Quest Diagnostic survey, augmented by information from 4.4 million of the firm's clinical drug monitoring tests, the findings of both detailed in the report, "Drug Misuse in America 2019: Physician Perspectives and Diagnostic Insights on the Evolving Drug Crisis."
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
