Opioid treatment program culture and philosophy: Views of OTP staff and state officials on implementing interim methadone treatment.

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Introduction

People seeking treatment at opioid treatment programs (OTPs) can face admission delays. Interim methadone (IM) treatment, an effective approach to expedite admissions when programs lack sufficient counseling staff, has been seldom implemented. A study of implementation facilitation to spur the use of IM was conducted among six OTPs and their state opioid treatment authorities (SOTAs) in four US states. Between study recruitment and launch, organizational changes at three OTPs eliminated their need for IM. Two OTPs' requests to their states to provide IM (one prior to study launch and one following launch) were deferred by the states due to internal issues that required resolution to comply with federal IM regulations. During the study, another OTP's delays resolved, an

SUBMITTER: Burruss-Cousins K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature