Mobile service delivery in response to the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia.

Rebecca E StewartHanna P ChristianNicholas C CardamoneCatherine AbramsCaroline DrobDavid S MandellDavid MetzgerMargaret Lowenstein

Published in: Addiction science & clinical practice (2023)

MOCUs provide life-saving services and engage marginalized individuals with OUD. These findings highlight the challenges and complexities of caring for PWID and demonstrate a need to strengthen collaborations between MOCU providers and the treatment system. Policymakers should consider programmatic funding for permanent mobile OUD care services.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
primary care
pain management
affordable care act
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
chronic pain
palliative care
quality improvement
combination therapy
chronic myeloid leukemia