Considerable gaps seen in provision of effective treatment for opioid addiction

There are considerable gaps in provision of effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) at U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, according to a study published online July 11 in the JAMA. Tae Woo Park, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study of specialty outpatient SUD treatment facilities that treat OUD. The prevalence of available treatments individually and combined was reported. Treatments offered in federally certified opioid treatment program (OTP) and non-OTP facilities were compared. Overall, 17,353 representatives from SUD facilities were surveyed. OUD treatment was offered at 12,060 outpatient facilities: 1,925 and 10,135 Read More