Rethinking Telehealth's Role in Treating Addiction

COVID opened the door to treating addiction remotely. Now policymakers have to decide whether to keep telehealth around.

Guests:

Allie Grant, patient

Sarah Channell, MSN, APRN, CNP; Clinical Director of Addiction Services; Lower Lights Christian Health Center

Allison Lin, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center; Research Scientist, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Read a full transcript and learn more about how telehealth policies have changed and the evidence on treating addiction remotely on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/11/18/telehealth-virtual-care-opioids-addiction/

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