Profiting and providing less care: comprehensive services at for-profit, nonprofit, and public opioid treatment programs in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid use disorders are frequently associated with medical and psychiatric comorbidities (eg, HIV infection and depression), as well as social problems (eg, lack of health insurance). Comprehensive services addressing these conditions improve outcomes.

Objective

To compare the proportion of for-profit, nonprofit, and public opioid treatment programs offering comprehensive services, which are not mandated by government regulations.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional analysis of opioid treatment programs offering outpatient care in the United States (n=1036).

Main outcome measure

Self-reported offering of communicable disease (HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and viral hepatitis) testing, psychiatric services (screening, assessment

SUBMITTER: Bachhuber MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277871 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature