People living in the United States must travel significantly farther to access methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) than Canadians, suggests a new study led by Washington State University researchers.

Published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the researchers’ analysis showed that the average driving distance to the closest methadone clinic accepting new patients was more than three times greater in the U.S. compared to Canada. When limiting their analysis to clinics that could provide treatment within 48 hours the difference was even larger, with those in the U.S. having to travel more than five times farther than their neighbors north of the border.

Read more: https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/03/15/comparison-with-canada-highlights-poor-access-to-us-methadone-treatment/