Abstract:Background:
Americans experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) carry a significant chronic disease burden, yet only half use primary care. Patients in treatment for SUD who are connected with primary care typically have better overall health outcomes.
Local problem:
The identified intensive outpatient program (IOP) had no protocol in place to engage patients with primary care.
Methods:
This project piloted … Show more
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