Background The majority of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) face access barriers
to evidence-based treatment, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the United …

Introduction Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a debilitating illness that remains a serious public
health issue in the United States. Use of telemedicine to deliver m edications for the …

Objective Telemedicine for opioid use disorder (tele-OUD) has the potential to increase
access to medications for OUD (MOUD). Fully virtual tele-OUD services, in which all care is …

The coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19) has created significant economic
and societal burden, with mortality currently exceeding 615,000 and millions of others …

Background Changes in federal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic allowing for the use
of telemedicine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) have facilitated innovative strategies to …

Approximately 50 000 deaths from opioid overdose occur each year in the US, 1 and the
prevalence of heroin use is increasing. 2 Although more than 2 million people with an opioid …

Background: The drug-related overdose crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent drug policy changes to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder …

Background Structural vulnerabilities for people who use drugs (PWUD) were exacerbated
by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, federal lawmakers in the United States (US) …

Historically, federal and state policies have narrowly defined treatment models that have
resulted in limited access to and engagement in counseling for individuals receiving …

Importance Little is known about the potential implications of the rapid transition to telehealth
during the COVID-19 pandemic for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Objective To …