If everyone in the U.S. who misused opiates for the first time in 2008 lived in one city, it would be the 4th largest city in the country.
In 2008 there were 2,176,000 new users of illicit pain killers and 114,000 new heroin users in the United States… Given the time lag between onset of addiction and help-seeking, the number of people seeking medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and reaching out to NA and other addiction recovery mutual aid societies can be expected to increase steadily in the coming years.
—William White
Published by Jason Schwartz
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Views expressed here are my own.
Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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