USA. A state policy option to expanding access to methadone: Utilize Federally Qualified Health Centers
USA. A state policy option to expanding access to methadone: Utilize Federally Qualified Health Centers
Opioid agonist medications, such as methadone, are an effective treatment option for opioid use disorder. However, they are underutilized as only 20% of individuals with opioid use disorder receive any treatment and only a third of these treated individuals receive opioid use disorder medication. Some of this underutilization is due to access, especially in rural areas. In this study, researchers used an innovative geo-mapping technique to examine whether a recent state policy in Ohio that allows certain facilities – Federally Qualified Health Centers – to dispense methadone, might enhance access by serving as extensions to Opioid Treatment Programs. (Recovery Research Institue, USA, Februar 2021)
https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/state-policy-option-expand-methadone-access-use-qualified-health-centers/