About The Study: This analysis found that racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine treatment duration increased between 2006 and 2020, particularly during more recent years. Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid use disorder and reduce overdose risk. Duration of buprenorphine treatment is a measure of quality of care; longer retention is associated with superior clinical outcomes.
Authors: Mohammad S. Jalali, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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