Longitudinal Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Morioka, Wataru

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Title

Longitudinal Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Author(s)

Morioka, Wataru

Contributor(s)

Kolak, Marynia

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

Geography and Geographic Information Science

Abstract

This image of continental US maps shows spatial access to methadone in 1984 and 2017. Amid the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States, access to methadone approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is increasingly critical to reducing the harms. To understand the access to methadone over time, our lab (Healthy Regions + Policies Lab in Geography & GIScience Department) measured the driving time to the nearest facility of methadone from the centroid of each census tract in multi-years. Comparing the different times of maps highlights the historical/longitudinal spatial inequality in access to medications for opioid use disorder. This longitudinal mapping of access to methadone enables researchers in geography/public health, policymakers, and other stakeholders to better understand how policy shifts may be associated with access to treatment, opioid-related fatalities, and other adverse health outcomes among people who use drugs. The goal of this project is to promote spatial justice with a focus on the successful uptake and maintenance of OUD treatment and medication-assisted treatment.

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Language

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132903

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Copyright 2023 Wataru Morioka

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