Table 1.
Characteristics of Counties With Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Programs That Provide or Allow Medications (n=3,142)
| Percentage of counties with program | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Any program | Programs for veterans | Programs for pregnant and postpartum women | Programs for adolescents |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Total | 60.1 (1,889) | 22.3 (701) | 29.2 (918) | 33.8 (1,062) |
| Medications provided on-site | ||||
| Buprenorphinea | 29.3 (920) | 12.2 (382) | 17.0 (534) | 11.8 (371) |
| Naltrexone | 34.5 (1,083) | 13.5 (423) | 16.0 (504) | 16.3 (512) |
| Methadonea | 17.5 (550) | 6.0 (188) | 13.2 (415) | 1.3 (40) |
| Allows medications but must be provided by outside prescriber/facility | 36.5 (1,147) | 12.7 (399) | 15.9 (499) | 23.6 (742) |
| Payments accepted | ||||
| Medicaid | 55.9 (1,755) | 17.5 (550) | 25.3 (795) | 31.3 (985) |
| Other state-financed insurance or TRICARE for veterans | 49.6 (1,557) | 14.5 (455) | 21.1 (662) | 26.7 (839) |
| Private health insurance | 55.6 (1,747) | 19.4 (609) | 24.7 (775) | 31.0 (974) |
| Cash/Self-payment | 59.3 (1,864) | 21.2 (666) | 28.8 (904) | 33.1 (1,039) |
| Sliding scale available | 45.6 (1,432) | 14.2 (445) | 19.5 (613) | 25.0 (784) |
| Levels of addiction care | ||||
| Opioid detoxification | 23.3 (733) | 9.8 (307) | 12.0 (378) | 7.2 (225) |
| Inpatient | 10.2 (321) | 3.8 (118) | 2.5 (77) | 2.5 (80) |
| Residential | 23.8 (748) | 9.3 (292) | 10.5 (331) | 5.4 (170) |
| Outpatient | 59.0 (1,855) | 20.6 (648) | 27.6 (868) | 33.4 (1,048) |
| Treatment in Spanish | 18.6 (585) | 8.0 (252) | 10.6 (333) | 11.0 (347) |
a
Excludes buprenorphine or methadone used only in detoxification.