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Experiences of Opioid Use and Perceptions of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Oakland's Safety Net Clinics Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022-05-01
Abstract excerpt
Introduction: Opioid-related overdose is a leading cause of death worldwide. Overdose deaths are rising in the United States, with California attributing almost half of opioid-related deaths in 2018. Amid this worsening epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, predominantly among Black Americans. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can reduce the risk of death among those with opioid use disorder...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a93d16f9-13bd-53d4-9adf-0f2fa18dd0b7
- DOI
- 10.2139/ssrn.4098047
