Avik Chatterjee, Trevor Baker, Maria Rudorf, Galya Walt, Caroline Stotz, Anna Martin, Elizabeth N Kinnard, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Julie Bosak, Bethany Medley, Allyson Pinkhover, Jessica L Taylor, Jeffrey H Samet, Karsten Lunze
BACKGROUND: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) are lifesaving, but <20 % of individuals in the US who could benefit receive them. As part of the NIH-supported HEALing Communities Study (HCS), coalitions in several communities in Massachusetts and Ohio implemented mobile MOUD programs to overcome barriers to MOUD receipt. We defined mobile MOUD programs as units that provide same-day access to MOUD at remote sites. We aimed to (1) document the design and organizational structure of mobile programs providing same-day or next-day MOUD, and (2) explore the barriers and facilitators to implementation as well as the successes and challenges of ongoing operation...
December 19, 2023: J Subst Use Addict Treat