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How Nurse Practitioners Could Make A Difference In The Opioid Crisis

July 17, 2019 - 6:00am

With the U.S. suffering from a shortage of primary care physicians, our guest says nurse practitioners may be uniquely positioned to address the opioid epidemic. We look at what they do, and how state restrictions could be preventing them from providing needed care.

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One Possible Solution to the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Has been Inexplicably Ignored [2]
Host(s): 
Kate Archer Kent [3]
Guest(s): 
David Hebert [4]
Producer(s): 
Laura Pavin [5]
Technical Director(s): 
Lee Rayburn [6]
Source URL: https://www.wpr.org/shows/how-nurse-practitioners-could-make-difference-opioid-crisis

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[1] https://www.wpr.org/programs/morning-show
[2] https://time.com/5612549/opioid-crisis-nurses/
[3] https://www.wpr.org/people/kate-archer-kent
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/david-hebert
[5] https://www.wpr.org/people/laura-pavin
[6] https://www.wpr.org/people/lee-rayburn