The urgent need for more addiction medicine specialists
對成癮醫學專家的迫切需求
更新於: 2026年6月9日 上午09:45
Addiction medicine is often called 'medicine's best-kept secret.'
成癮醫學常被稱為「醫學界秘而不宣的秘密」。
While millions suffer from substance use disorders (SUDs), the healthcare system faces a critical shortage of specialists to treat them.
儘管數百萬人飽受物質使用疾患(Substance Use Disorders, SUDs)之苦，醫療保健體系卻面臨治療這類病患的專科醫師嚴重短缺的問題。
Many medical students and residents rarely encounter this field during their training, leaving them unprepared to manage complex addiction cases.
許多醫學生與住院醫師在培訓期間鮮少接觸該領域，導致他們在處理複雜的成癮案例時顯得準備不足。
Furthermore, an aging workforce means that current specialists are nearing retirement, threatening to deplete our resources even further.
此外，勞動力高齡化意味著現有的專科醫師即將退休，進一步威脅到醫療資源的枯竭。
Barriers such as stigmatized perceptions, rigid training pathways, and insufficient institutional support discourage many from entering the specialty.
污名化的觀感、僵化的培訓途徑以及制度上支持不足等障礙，讓許多人對進入該專業望而卻步。
Solving this crisis requires moving beyond individual effort toward systemic change, ensuring that addiction medicine becomes a standard, accessible pillar of modern healthcare.
解決這場危機需要超越個人的努力，轉向系統性的變革，以確保成癮醫學能成為現代醫療保健中一個標準且易於取得的支柱。
