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Vermont Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care For Opioid Use Disorder: Development, Implementation, and Impact

Description
Discusses the development, application, and effectiveness of a hub-and-spoke system of care developed by addiction medicine physicians and public health officials to expand opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment due the continuous shortage of office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) providers in the rural state of Vermont.
Author(s)
John R. Brooklyn, Stacey C. Sigmon
Citation
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 11(4), 286-292
Date
2017
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Behavioral health · Illicit drug use · Physicians · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Public health · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Vermont