Overcoming Barriers to Prescribing Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Recommendations From Rural Physicians

Date
10/2018
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

Rural physicians with a Drug Enforcement Administration waiver to prescribe buprenorphine who were treating a higher than average number of opioid use disorder patients were interviewed about strategies and best practices for overcoming commonly cited barriers to incorporating and providing medication assisted treatment into their practices.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
C. Holly Andrilla, Tessa Moore, Davis Patterson