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Kathlene Tracy1, Leah Wachtel2, Teri Friedman3
1Laboratory of Psychosocial Processes in Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10029, United States; Psychosocial Division, Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai (AIMS), and Friedman Brain Institute (FBI), 1470 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Abstract:
Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services is key to addressing the opioid crisis and COVID-19 has significantly impacted MOUD delivery. The need for social distancing and self-quarantining requires individuals to maintain personal physical space and limits face-to-face interactions, which are required for methadone dispensing and other regulated treatment activities. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which has one of the largest opioid treatment service (OTP) delivery systems within the United States and included 10 OTP methadone clinics that responded rapidly by implementing procedures to address the additional challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses four key procedural areas: 1) verified identity in-person pick-up doses, 2) drug urine toxicology screens, 3) treatment interactions, and 4) discharges, which can inform future OTP operational procedures by encouraging out-of-the-box thinking in this new age.
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