TY - JOUR AU - Louie, Dexter L. AU - Assefa, Mehret T. AU - McGovern, Mark P. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/11/15 TI - Attitudes of primary care physicians toward prescribing buprenorphine: a narrative review JO - BMC Family Practice SP - 157 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - The opioid epidemic is a major public health issue associated with significant overdose deaths. Effective treatments exist, such as the medication buprenorphine, but are not widely available. This narrative review examines the attitudes of primary care providers (PCPs) toward prescribing buprenorphine. SN - 1471-2296 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1047-z DO - 10.1186/s12875-019-1047-z ID - Louie2019 ER -