T J Stopka, A T Estadt, G Leichtling, J C Schleicher, L S Mixson, J Bresett, E Romo, P Dowd, S M Walters, A M Young, W Zule, P D Friedmann, V F Go, R Baker, R J Fredericksen
BACKGROUND: In 2020, 2.8 million people required substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in nonmetropolitan or 'rural' areas in the U.S. Among this population, only 10% received SUD treatment from a specialty facility, and 1 in 500 received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). We explored the context surrounding barriers to SUD treatment in the rural United States. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews from 2018 to 2019 to assess barriers to SUD treatment among people who use drugs (PWUD) across seven rural U...
February 13, 2024: Social Science & Medicine