Inpatient addiction services help continue lifesaving medication for opioid use disorder treatment after discharge

Previous research has found that over 80% of people with opioid-use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based lifesaving medications. While access to these medications is better in New York City than elsewhere in the United States, numerous structural and social barriers impede access to treatment, and more than 100,000 people in the U.S. continue to die from drug overdoses each year.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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