Community-led Opioid Use Disorder Interventions

Opioid Use DisorderLeadership
Written By Matthew Hanis

Philip M. Brown, Jr., MD, FACS

Chief Physician Executive
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

In 2016, Wilmington, NC had the highest concentration of opioid use disorder among US cities. Community leaders including New Hanover Regional Health System chief physician executive Philip M. Brown, MD, FACS helped intervene in this public health epidemic. Brown describes the moment a national report triggered awareness of the local opioid epidemic and the resulting journey he and fellow community leaders undertook to change prescribing habits, impact social determinants and, most importantly, de-stigmatize addiction.

Matthew Hanis
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