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. 2019 Oct 1;322(13):1310-1312.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.12562.

Drive Times to Opioid Treatment Programs in Urban and Rural Counties in 5 US States

Paul J Joudrey  1 , E Jennifer Edelman  2 , Emily A Wang  2
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Drive Times to Opioid Treatment Programs in Urban and Rural Counties in 5 US States

Paul J Joudrey et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study characterizes driving distances to opioid treatment programs in urban vs rural counties in states with the highest rates of opioid mortality and compares them with distances to methadone-prescribing federally qualified health centers and dialysis centers.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Drive Time From County Mean Center of Population to Nearest Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and Dialysis Center, 2017
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