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Master of Public Health

Barriers to Accessing Treatment for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder in Appalachian States.

AUTHORS

Patrick SW , Buntin MB , Martin PR , Scott TA , Dupont W , Richards M , Cooper WO , . Substance abuse. 2018 6 27; (). 1-18
  • NIHMSID: 8808537

ABSTRACT

Opioid agonist therapies (OAT) are highly effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) especially for pregnant women; thus, improving access to OAT is an urgent public policy goal. Our objective was to determine if insurance and pregnancy status were barriers to obtaining access to OAT in four Appalachian states disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Opioid agonist therapies (OAT) are highly effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) especially for pregnant women; thus, improving access to OAT is an urgent public policy goal. Our objective was to determine if insurance and pregnancy status were barriers to obtaining access to OAT in four Appalachian states disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic.

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