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Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy
Population Health and Health Policy

Distribution of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Across the Rural-Urban Continuum [Research & Policy Brief]

Abstract: 

Key Findings:

  • Access to substance abuse treatment is limited in rural areas by fewer treatment beds.
  • Less populated rural areas contain a small proportion of facilities offering a range of core services and varying levels of outpatient and intensive services.
  • Opiod treatment programs are nearly absent in rural areas.
  • Publish Date: 
    02-01-2008
    URL: 
    http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb35aSubstAbuseTreatmentFacilities.pdf