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Modeling the impact of spatial inequities in access to medications for treatment of opioid use disorder among persons who inject drugs.

Eric TataraQinyun LinJonathan OzikMarynia KolakNicholson CollierDylan HalpernLuc AnselinHarel DahariBasmattee BoodramJohn Schneider
Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
The impact of the spatial distribution of methadone providers on syringe sharing frequency is dependent on access. When there are significant structural barriers to accessing methadone providers, distributing providers near areas that have the greatest need (as defined by density of PWID) is optimal.
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  • health information
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