Changes in opioid treatment programs and harm reduction provider services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from 10 states.

ABSTRACT: Harm reduction and opioid treatment programs (OTPs) modified service delivery based on rapid changes to state and federal regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is little evidence on how these regulations changed the delivery of medication for opioid use disorder and harm reduction services and whether certain regulations should be made permanent. This study explores how harm reduction OTPs across the United States leveraged changes in regulations and responded to impacts of COVID-19 to continue providing services and perspectives on future legislation that regulates their practice and practice sites. The COVID Harm Reduction and Treatment programs Survey study administered a survey that included closed-ended and free-response questions to 22 sites between August 2020 and January

SUBMITTER: Heidari O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009379 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature