About The Study: The findings of this analysis suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been associated with worsened disparities in filled buprenorphine and naltrexone prescriptions for opioid use disorder among members of racial and ethnic minority groups compared with white patients.
Authors: Sumedha Gupta, Ph.D., of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14765)
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