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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Dec 19;159:209272. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209272

Table 2:

Physical space considerations and services offered as reported by 11 staff at 5 mobile Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Programs

Items Mentioned by Participants Supporting Quotes
Physical Space Considerations • Storage space
• Space to see patients
• Locking cabinets
• Wireless internet
• Chargers for electronic devices
• Restroom (urine tests)
• Phlebotomy chair (if offering
 more comprehensive clinical services
“So I went and looked at the van and drew up some plans to re-outfit it. So the back should be more comfortable. It should have more storage room, like locking file cabinets. Things like that.”
“Then it was a lot of learning curves around just purchasing the van, what we wanted the van to look like...I already had an idea of how we wanted to have a phlebotomy chair in there, how we wanted to have the shelves set up, how we could do testing, how we could have lights.”
Services Offered • Harm reduction supplies (naloxone, fentanyl test strips, smoking supplies)
• Nursing services
• Insurance enrollment
• Snacks, clothes, sleeping bags
• Transportation support
• HIV, Hepatitis C, and Sexually
 Transmitted Infection testing and treatment
• Post-Overdose Outreach
• Recovery Coaching
“I mean, sometimes it’s not just MOUD...I remember this one time I got five financial counseling appointments. They wanted insurance...and also PrEP [pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection], Hep C treatment.”
“That they’re there reliably with snacks, supplies, whatever else, is something that people have really enjoyed.”
“Fentanyl test strips were a really big hit too.”