The linkage between opioid treatment programs and recovery community centers: results of a survey of OTP directors.

ABSTRACT: Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs) are regarded as the gold-standard treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States and are widely used in other countries. In the US, the country most impacted by the opioid epidemic, opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are the primary avenue of accessing MOUDs. US federal guidance states that treatment providers should connect patients with recovery community centers (RCCs), if available. RCCs have emerged relatively recently. It is not clear to what extent OTP directors are aware of RCCs. Close collaboration is needed especially in Black communities, as Black Americans face significant disparities in opioid-involved overdoses and deaths. We conducted an online survey and interviews of directors of OTPs located near RCCs serving Black communi

SUBMITTER: Hoeppner BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369950 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature