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Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment in Ohio Through Federally Qualified Health Centers and a Chain Pharmacy: A Geospatial Modeling Analysis

Description
Examines the provision of methadone at opioid treatment programs (OTP) in Ohio. Compares how well existing OTPs meet the need for opioid use disorder treatment by urban-rural classification. Explores how expanding methadone administration to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) could expand access to OUD treatment in urban and rural areas.
Author(s)
Suzan Iloglu, Paul J. Joudrey, Emily A. Wong, Thomas A. Thornhill, Gregg Gonsalves
Citation
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 220, 108534
Date
03/2021
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Ohio