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Published in final edited form as: Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2021 Sep 21;92:102612. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102612

Table 2:

Type of healthcare system organization and use of opioids by country

Parameter	Country
	Ghana²⁴	US³⁰	Italy³¹	U.K.³²
Healthcare system organization	National System, not universal	Mixed public/private, not universal	Universal, public health system, state/region partnership, some private insurance	Universal, national health system
Number of citizens covered	35%, mostly in the city, 65% uninsured	40% public, 50% private, 10% uninsured	100%, some have additional private insurance	100%, some have additional private insurance
Legally allowed opioid use at home	Yes³³	Yes	Yes²³	Yes²²
Common to use opioid at home	No³⁴	Yes¹⁹	No²³	Yes
Reason if No	cost, availability	NA	custom	NA

NA = not applicable