Table 3. Substance use disorder related training needs of health care providers in Georgia.

Profession	Issue	Training needs
Primary health care workers and specialist health care providers (mental health, infectious disease, gynecologists, obstetricians, pediatricians)	Health care providers are not properly trained to recognize substance use disorders; if they do recognize them, do not know how to address them	Basic knowledge on substance use disorders; core knowledge of effective prevention, treatment, rehabilitation practices and strategies. Competency in screening and early identification, brief intervention, secondary prevention
Staff of addiction services (physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers)	Addiction service providers have no knowledge to address specific needs of women with substance use disorders	Core knowledge and skills to identify and address gender-specific issues (childcare, violence, childhood abuse (physical, sexual, emotional), mental health, gynecology, endocrinology and other)