Analysis finds gaps in care in treating opioid use disorders during pandemic shutdowns








Posted on: December 15, 2020


Category: Addiction

Analysis finds gaps in care in treating opioid use disorders during pandemic shutdowns



In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, visits to the doctor declined dramatically. One group of patients that appears to have weathered this trend are those who were already being treated for opioid use disorder. With an increase in telehealth visits, these patients continued to see doctors and get prescription refills at a relatively stable rate, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School published Dec. 15 in JAMA.

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