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Changes in admissions to specialty addiction treatment facilities in California during COVID-19 pandemic

2021-07-14
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decline in addiction treatment initiations but more research is needed to understand the cause of the decline in initiations and the extent to which it was due to reduced demand for services or reduced ability to supply treatment.

Authors: Tami L. Mark, Ph.D., M.B.A., of RTI International in Rockville, Maryland, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17029)

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