Access to Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment in Areas With High Rates of Opioid-Related Mortality: An Audit Study.
Beetham T, Saloner B, Wakeman SE, Gaye M, Barnett ML. Access to Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment in Areas With High Rates of Opioid-Related Mortality: An Audit Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 1-9. PMID: 31158849, PMCID: PMC7164610, DOI: 10.7326/m18-3457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine treatmentBuprenorphine prescribersBuprenorphine prescriptionsFirst visitHeroin useActive heroin useBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentCurrent heroin useOpioid use disorderOpioid-related mortalityReal-world accessClinician typeBuprenorphine inductionPayer statusNew appointmentsHigh burdenBuprenorphine accessFirst appointmentMedicaid coverageUse disordersPatientsDrug abusePrescribersMedicaidNational Institute