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Table 2 Specialty distribution and proportion of prescribe opioid, cannabis, and daily encounter SUD by each specialty

From: Stigma and level of familiarity with opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) among specialist physicians in Israel

N

249 (100%)

Prescribe opioids

Prescribe cannabis

Daily encounter SUD

Specialty

Psychiatry

62 (24.9)

9 (14.5)

18 (29.0)

23 (37.1)

Surgery

31 (12.4)

24 (77.4)

4 (12.9)

4 (12.9)

Internal medicine

48 (19.3)

34 (70.8)

9 (18.8)

11 (22.9)

Pain medicine

22 (8.8)

18 (81.8)

20 (90.9)

4 (18.2)

Family medicine

34 (13.7)

33 (97)

11 (32.4)

2 (5.9)

Oncology

6 (2.4)

6 (100)

5 (83.3)

0

Geriatric/rehab/anesthesia

25 (10)

16 (64.0)

8 (32.0)

1 (4.0)

Neurology

10 (4.0)

3 (37.5)

6 (60.0)

0

Other

3 (1.2)

0

0

0

Pediatrics

8 (3.2)

0

1 (12.5)

1 (12.5)