Telemedicine applications offer innovative approaches for treating and reducing the effects of substance use disorders (SUDs).\nThis analysis assessed the interest in and use of 11 telemedicine applications in a sample of 363 SUD organizations in the United\nStates of America. Fifty percent of the organizations expressed high rates of interest in seven of the telemedicine applications,\ndemonstrating the appeal of telemedicine within this field.The top three self-reported telemedicine applications being used were\n(1) computerized screening/assessments (44.6%), (2) telephone-based recovery supports (29.5%), and (3) telephone-based therapy\n(28.37%).Thegreatest gaps between interest and usewere for (1) texting appointment reminders (55.2% differential), (2) mobile apps\nfor posttreatment recovery (46.6% differential), and (3) recovery support chats (46.6% differential). A Latent Class Analysis (LCA)\nof the organizationsââ?¬â?¢ telemedicine use behavior identified three groupings: ââ?¬Å?Innovatorsââ?¬Â that were using a range of technologies\n(
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