Respondents reported greater interest in providing MAT via telemedicine (n=202, 70.3%) than providing psychotherapy via telemedicine (n=174, 61.1%), and ranked pharmacotherapy via telemedicine as being more effective than any other proposed telemedicine services, including remote psychotherapy.
Geospatial analysis revealed Substance Use Disorder treatment (SUDTx) facilities were more likely to be established in densely populated locations, and though most counties had at least one SUDTx facility, solitary facilities may not be accessible by the entire county’s population.