Drive Times to Opioid Treatment Programs in Urban and Rural Counties in 5 US States

This study characterizes driving distances to opioid treatment programs in urban vs rural counties in states with the highest rates of opioid mortality and compares them with distances to methadone-prescribing federally qualified health centers and dialysis centers.

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2019-10, Vol.322 (13), p.1310-1312
Main Authors: Joudrey, Paul J, Edelman, E. Jennifer, Wang, Emily A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Dialysis
Health care facilities
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Letter
Letters
Methadone
Methadone - therapeutic use
Narcotics
Opioid-Related Disorders - therapy
Opioids
Renal Dialysis
Research Letter
Rural Population
Time Factors
Travel
United States
Urban Population
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Summary:This study characterizes driving distances to opioid treatment programs in urban vs rural counties in states with the highest rates of opioid mortality and compares them with distances to methadone-prescribing federally qualified health centers and dialysis centers.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2019.12562