COVID-19 and the Rural Opioid Epidemic: Recommendations to Improve Health in Illinois
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Description
Examines the rural opioid epidemic in Illinois and offers
policy recommendations to increase access to medications
for opioid use disorder (MOUD) centers and engage
populations involved with the criminal justice system.
Offers data on state opioid fatality rates with rural and
urban comparisons and monthly mortality rates based on
state Department of Public Health data. Discusses the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the opioid epidemic.
Date
11/2021
Organizations
SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
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· COVID-19
· Criminal justice system
· Illicit drug use
· Opioids
· Policy
· Prescription drug misuse
· Service delivery models
· Statistics and data
· Illinois