Tackling the Substance Use Disorder Crisis: The Role of Access to Treatment Facilities

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作者
Corredor-Waldron, Adriana [1 ]
Currie, Janet [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Univ, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
关键词
Overdose; Substance use disorder; Treatment facilities; Emergency room; ABUSE TREATMENT; DISTANCE; COST;
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10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102579
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
The continuing drug overdose crisis in the U.S. has highlighted the urgentneedforgreateraccesstotreatment.ThispaperexaminestheimpactofopeningsandclosingsofsubstanceusedisordertreatmentfacilitiesinNewJerseyonemergencyroomvisitsforsubstanceusedisorderissuesamongnearbyresidents.Wefindthatdrug-relatedERvisitsincreaseby7.4%afterafacilityclosureanddecreaseby6.5%afteranopening.Theeffectsaresmallerforthemiddleagedthanforeitheryoungerorolderpeople,andarealsosomewhatlargerforBlackresidents,andforthoseonMedicaid.Theresultssuggestthatexpandingaccessto treatment results in significant reductions in morbidity related to drugs.
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