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From Policy to Practice: Pilot Program Increases Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Colorado

This is an academic paper that evaluates a pilot that established a collaborative in rural Colorado to increase the prescribing of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) by nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Preliminary results suggest the pilot was successful in increasing prescribers of MOUD and engagement of patients in MOUD. 

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Treatment
Response Approach
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Peer-reviewed Article
From policy to practice: Pilot program increases access to medication for opioid use disorder in rural Colorado
Citation

Sorrell, T.R., Weber, M., Alvarez, A., et al. (2020). From policy to practice: Pilot program increases access to medication for opioid use disorder in rural Colorado. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 114, 108027.

State / region
West
Colorado