Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major public health crisis in the U.S. About 105,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2023, and 76% of those deaths involved opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The number of people who died from opioid overdose in 2023 is nearly 10 times higher than it was in 1999, though deaths tied to their use have been falling in recent years.

Opioids also have a serious economic impact , with the U.S. spending $111 billion on direct healthcare costs for people with OUD each year, as well as $52 billion for related criminal justice costs.

Numerous digital solutions have emerged to address this crisis, aiming to increase access to support without the need to see a clinician in person. That’s why the Peterson Health Technology I

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