Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a significant toll on the
lives of people who use opioids (PWUOs). At the same time, more flexible
regulations around provision of opioid use disorder (OUD) services have led to
new opportunities for facilitating access to services for PWUOs. In the current
scoping review, we describe new services and service modifications implemented
by treatm... hiện toàn bộ
Ximena A. Levander, Kim Hoffman, John W. McIlveen, Dennis McCarty, Javier Ponce Terashima, P Todd Korthuis
Abstract Background In the United States, methadone for opioid use disorder
(OUD) is highly regulated. Federal agencies announced guidelines in March 2020
allowing for relaxation of take-home methadone dispensing at opioid treatment
programs (OTPs) to improve treatment access and reduce COVID-19 transmission
risk during the public health emergency. We explored patient perspectives at
three OTPs se... hiện toàn bộ