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Table 1 Services modifications in Pennsylvania OTPs during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Opioid treatment program safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a statewide survey

 

Percent (n)

 

Increased Services

Decreased Services

Switched to remote services

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) (n = 40)

13

5

13

(5)

(2)

(5)

Walk-in/ Same day treatment initiation (n = 21)

5

19

5

(1)

(4)

(1)

Non-MOUD services

 On-site case management and social services (n = 18)

6

17

22

(1)

(3)

(4)

 Referral out to case management and social services (n = 27)

11

26

0

(3)

(7)

(0)

 Individual counseling (n = 42)

7

7

55

(3)

(3)

(23)

 Group counseling (n = 38)

3

18

37

(1)

(7)

(14)

 Drug screening (n = 35)

9

23

0

(3)

(8)

(0)

 Infectious disease services (n = 14)

7

29

0

(1)

(4)

(0)

 Naloxone distribution (n = 25)

36

8

4

(9)

(2)

(1)

  1. Respondents were asked if they modified services, only for the services that were reported as being provided pre-COVID. Respondents could endorse more than one category for change to each service type