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Should we look to our phones to solve the opioid crisis?

One study from Ontario demonstrated that the more sessions patients attended via telemedicine, the more likely they were to stay in an opioid treatment program. The prescribing physicians, who likely oversee other clinics from afar, were video conferenced in from a different location.

Many rural populations have a limited number of clinics that provide opioid treatment and behavioral therapy, as well as a shortage of providers who prescribe opioid treatment medications.

英文文本选自：Should we look to our phones to solve the opioid crisis? Salon

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demonstrate 英[demənstreɪt] 美 [ˈdɛmənˌstret]

释义：

vt (show or demonstrate something to an interested audience) 显示, 表露，展示
vt (establish the validity of something,as by an example,explanation or experiment ) 说明, 演示
vt (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior,attitude, or external attributes) 论证, 证明
vi (march in protest; take part in a demonstration) 举行示威游行(或集会)

词根词缀：

demo-人民，欧on-在，“strate”模仿“street”大街——人民在大街上——游行，示威；后引申为“示范”“证明”
de- 加强意义 + -mon- 提醒 , 警告 + -ster 名词词尾( e 略) + -ate 动词词尾

词源：

de-, 向下，强调。 -monster, 展示，警告，词源同 monitor, monster
1550年代，从拉丁语 demonstratus的过去分词 demonstrare引申而来，意为，“显示,展示”

同源拓展：

monster n. 怪兽，恶魔 adj. 巨大的，庞大的（这个是demonstrate的词根，恰巧音似“猛死的”——怪物，恶魔，高大威猛的）

同义替换：

展示;说明 manifest, show, display, clarify, illustrate