Lessons for Future Pandemics: Temporal Evolution and Rural-Urban Variations in the Impacts of the COVID-19 on Opioid Use Treatment

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Presents a study highlighting the lessons learned from opioid use treatment programs operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the impact of the pandemic on treatment services. Discusses the use of telehealth for both counseling and medication prescribing, as well as the challenges faced by patients trying to obtain treatment during the pandemic.

Zhongyang He, Jonathan M. Heess, Travis Young, Zhen Lei

PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0310386

09/2024

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Access · COVID-19 · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention