Precautionary Measures: Providing Addiction Treatment Amid COVID-19

Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

In the first chaotic days of the coronavirus pandemic, addiction treatment providers found themselves contending simultaneously with two potentially fatal illnesses: substance use disorders and COVID-19. Listen in as host William C. Moyers talks with Vic Vines, MD, a regional medical director at Hazelden Betty Ford, about pivots and precautionary measures taken to ensure patient and staff safety\u2014and to keep the doors to lifesaving treatment open amid the pandemic.