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The opioid crisis is at its worst in rural areas. Can telemedicine help?

  • Written by Jamey Lister, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
imagePeople wait in line for a methadone clinic to open in Hoquiam, Washington, a small town within a predominantly rural area.David Goldman/AP Photo

Some of the communities hit hardest by the opioid epidemic are in rural America. However, many of those same communities lack access to comprehensive treatment.

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