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Utilizing ASAM CONTINUUM® at Rural FQHC to Identify Gaps in Addiction Services

Abstract

20 million people in the USA struggled with asubstance use disorder (SUD) in 2020. SUD affects both rural and urban areas, but rural areas have fewer treatment resources. ASAM CONTINUUM® is an intake assessment tool created by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) that helps evaluate SUD and recommend the appropriate level of care.

El Dorado Community Health Center has aLevel 1 SUD treatment clinic in rural NorthernCalifornia that implemented ASAM CONTINUUM®.

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