Medication-based treatment among rural, primary care patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid and alcohol use disorders are increasingly being addressed in primary care, yet how medications to treat these disorders are prescribed in rural regions is unknown.

Methods

We determined prevalence, types, and duration of medication prescription for opioid and/or alcohol use disorder among adult patients in rural primary clinics. The sample included 1874 adult patients who visited one of six rural primary care sites in the Northeastern and Northwestern United States at least once from October 2019 to January 2021 and had a diagnosis code for opioid use disorder (OUD), alcohol use disorder (AUD), or co-occurring opioid and alcohol use disorder (OUD + AUD) during that time.

Results

Patients with OUD + AUD were more likely to be prescribed medication

SUBMITTER: Kan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature