Patients with a history of injection drug use are historically excluded from home outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy programs. Recent small pilot programs have demonstrated that these patients may be safely included in home OPAT programs when they are provided with medications for opioid use disorder such as suboxone or methadone. However nothing is known about the effect of additional social support services including case management and health coach navigation on the feasibility and acceptibility of home OPAT programs for persons who inject drugs. This observational study will provide pilot data on the feasibility of such a program in anticipation of a larger scale trial.
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Completion of parenteral antibiotic therapy
Timeframe: 6 weeks patient participation
Illicit drug use
Timeframe: 6 weeks patient participation