This is an academic paper that describes the state's modified hub-and-spoke model to build organizational capacity for facilities to use buprenorphine to treat patients with opioid use disorder and to provide ongoing case consultation. Preliminary results after implementation are provided, including barriers.
Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Treatment
Response Approach
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation
Winstanley, E.L., Lander, L.R., Berry, J.H., et al. (2020). West Virginia's model of buprenorphine expansion: Preliminary results. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 108, 40‐47.
State / region
Southeast
Appalachia
West Virginia