Primary care doctors train to take on opioid addiction
EVERETT — Dr. Tom Tocher wants primary care physicians to play a bigger role in opioid addiction treatment.
Last summer, about 40 health care providers at Community Health Center of Snohomish County completed training to prescribe Suboxone, a medication that alleviates opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
The trainees included every doctor who sees adult patients at CHC’s seven clinics, said Tocher, chief clinical director of the nonprofit.
“It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time,” he said.
People shouldn’t have to go out of their way to get treatment for opioid addiction, he said. Equipping primary care physicians with the ability to prescribe Suboxone gives patients more comfort, convenience and privacy.
“It’s just like a regular doctor’s visit and nobody needs to know,” Tocher said.
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