Assessment of Community-Level Vulnerability and Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

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Study examining access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in relation to social vulnerability to disasters based on ZIP code tabulation data (ZCTA) for 32,434 counties in the continental U.S. Discusses differences in geographic access to MOUD for rural and urban areas and the potential impacts of disasters on that access, highlighting potential interventions to bolster access to treatment.

Paul J. Joudrey, Marynia Kolak, Qinyun Lin, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 5(4), e227028

04/2022

Access · Emergency preparedness and response · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data