Mobile service delivery in response to the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The harms of opioid use disorder (OUD) and HIV infection disproportionately impact marginalized populations, especially people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs (PWID). Mobile OUD service delivery models are emerging to increase access and reduce barriers to OUD care. While there is growing interest in these models, there is limited research about the services they provide, how they operate, and what barriers they face. We characterize the capacity, barriers, and sustainment of mobile OUD care services in a large city with a high incidence of OUD and HIV.

Methods

From May to August 2022, we conducted semi-structured interviews with leadership from all seven mobile OUD care units (MOCU) providing a medication for OUD or other substance use disor

SUBMITTER: Stewart RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature