Rural and Appalachian Disparities in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Incidence and Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment
ConclusionsNAS burden disparately affects rural and Appalachian Kentucky counties, while treatment options are disproportionately further away for these residents. Policy efforts to increase NAS prevention and encourage opioid abuse treatment uptake in pregnant women should address rural and Appalachian disparities.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Joshua D. Brown, Amie J. Goodin, Jeffery C. Talbert Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research