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# The Cap Times (7 Aug 2023)
- URL: https://news.opioidpolicy.org/the-cap-times-7-aug-2023/
- Published: 2023-08-07T20:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-10T20:28:31.000Z
- Author: Jonathan JK Stoltman (PhD)
- Tags: In the News, Reporting on Addiction, Treatment in America

### [Addiction-treating drug still seldom prescribed in ERs, study finds](https://captimes.com/news/business/addiction-treating-drug-still-seldom-prescribed-in-ers-study-finds/article%5F40e51dcf-dbd7-5aec-8ceb-d3f91e8fcbbf.html)

Talking about the massive gaps in prescribing evidence-based lifesaving treatment for opioid addiction:

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The 7.6% prescribing rate is still far below the (roughly) 100% it should be

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