Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

• Main Authors: Katherine A. Hirchak (Author), Solmaz Amiri (Author), Gordon Kordas (Author), Oladunni Oluwoye (Author), Abram J. Lyons (Author), Kelsey Bajet (Author), Judith A. Hahn (Author), Michael G. McDonell (Author), Aimee N. C. Campbell (Author), Kamilla Venner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are...