Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department.

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they’re discharged.

(Image credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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