Patients with substance use disorder discriminated against by post-acute care facilities

(Boston Medical Center) A new study shows that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center's (BMC's) Grayken Center for Addiction, the study showed that 15 percent of the rejections among patients with substance use disorders were denied due to a substance use disorder diagnosis or because they were being treated for opioid use disorder with buprenorphine or methadone.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news