Telemedicine
Our division is recognized as a national leader in the use of telemedicine to treat individuals with opioid use disorders (OUDs). The current opioid epidemic has disproportionally impacted rural and underserved areas with limited local healthcare options. Our division has developed multiple telemedicine-based programs to enable rural patients to access medications used for the treatment of substance use disorders.
Longstanding Collaborations With Community Partners
Since 2016, providers from the Division of Addiction Research and Treatment have provided medication-based treatment for OUD and other conditions in partnership with rural county health departments and nonprofit organizations across the breadth of the entire state of Maryland, including Wells House and the Caroline County Health Department.
Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative at the Caroline County Health Department (ESMCC)
Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative at the Caroline County Health Department (ESMCC) is a mobile treatment unit that aims to increase access to care by providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for individuals with OUD in underserved rural communities to maximize access to life-saving treatment and develop a model of care that can be adopted by other underserved rural areas with similar needs.
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Telemedicine for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Detention Centers
Addiction medicine specialists at the University of Maryland are leveraging telemedicine to ensure access to medication for opioid use disorders (MOUD) to incarcerated individuals at various rural detention centers across Maryland.