Applying lessons from task sharing in global mental health to the opioid crisis.

The current opioid crisis in the United States has been considered an epidemic of poor access to care. Similar to the shortage of trained providers to prescribe medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), there is a severe shortage of trained providers to meet the mental health needs of patients with OUD. These workforce shortages are evident nationwide, yet are particularly salient in rural areas. In this commentary in response to the...