As the nation fights the opioid epidemic, there is a predicted shortage in the number of health care professionals that will be able to help people fighting addiction. Proposals to recruit doctors and behavior health professionals are currently being considered at the federal level.  

Carolee McGrath sat down with Dr. Robert Roose, the Vice President of Mercy Behavioral Health, sits down with Carolee McGrath to discuss the opioid health care professionals shortage and how it’s affecting care here in western Mass.