CHCS September 18, 2023
Takeaways
- More than 932,000 people in the United States have died from a drug overdose since 1999, with opioids currently driving the majority of overdose deaths. Yet, most people in the U.S. with a substance use disorder (SUD) do not receive any treatment and few with opioid use disorder receive medications that are considered the gold standard of care.
- People with SUD frequently experience barriers to care, with certain communities of color far more likely to be affected by treatment barriers with too often fatal consequences.
- To reverse this deadly trajectory and address inequities, states must strengthen their SUD treatment systems through sustainable financing strategies that increase access to evidence-based services.
- This report outlines 10...
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