Expanding the Opioid Use Disorder Medication Treatment Workforce in Rural Communities Through the RCORP Initiative

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Examines the impact of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) on the workforce supply of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-waivered clinicians in rural areas, who are able to prescribe buprenorphine. Analyzes 2017–2022 DEA lists of waivered clinicians to report on counties with a waivered clinician, clinician-to-population ratios, and treatment slot-to-population ratios. Discusses the impact of RCORP funding on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) recovery services in rural communities.

C. Holly A. Andrilla, Sara C. Woolcock, Kathleen Meyers, Davis G. Patterson

Journal of Rural Health

07/2024

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Funding · Health workforce supply and demand · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Specialty care · Statistics and data