COVID-19 and the Rural Opioid Epidemic: Recommendations to Improve Health in Illinois

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Examines the rural opioid epidemic in Illinois and offers policy recommendations to increase access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) centers, engaging populations involved with the criminal justice system, and expanding harm reduction services. 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.

11/2021

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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

Access · COVID-19 · Criminal justice system · Illicit drug use · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Illinois