Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Age of COVID-19: Can New Regulations Modify the Opioid Cascade?

This is an academic article that provides commentary on the possibilities of new models of care for opioid use disorder (OUD) as a result of changing regulations during the coronavirus pandemic. Framed in the cascade of care model, new models could identify, initiate, engage, and retain more people in OUD treatment with medications. 

Continuum of Care
Treatment
Response Approach
COVID / Coronavirus related
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Citation

Nunes, E.V., Levin, F.R., Reilly, M.P., El-Bassel, N. (2020). Medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the age of COVID-19: Can new regulations modify the opioid cascade? Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108196