Changes in buprenorphine, methadone supplies during pandemic

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About The Study: This study of buprenorphine and methadone supplies to treat opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic found a pronounced decline in the methadone supply but no disruption to the buprenorphine supply.

Authors: Bradley D. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., of the RAND Corporation in Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23708)

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