Community Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Urban and Rural Veterans.
Carolyn L TurveyBrian C LundDeShauna JonesStephan ArndtPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2019)
Comprehensive understanding of veteran SUD and treatment should include national-level data on community non-VHA treatment. SAMHSA's TEDS for years 2011-2016 provides clinical information for more than 90,000 veterans and indicates continued increase in treatment seeking for opioid use disorders, particularly for rural veterans.