Assessing Differences in the Availability of Opioid Addiction Therapy Options: Rural Versus Urban and American Indian Reservation Versus Non-Reservation

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Examines differences in the number of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) facilities and physicians with Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waivers in the state of Washington. Includes rural versus urban and tribal land versus non-tribal land comparisons.

Katherine A. Hirchak, Sean M. Murphy

Journal of Rural Health, 33(1), 102-109

01/2017

Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Washington