Methadone: Public transit is a barrier for accessing treatment

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In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, Yale researchers examined the burdens for people who use public transit to access methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) at Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) in Connecticut. While previous work has demonstrated long drive times for people using personal vehicles, these analyses did not include travel by public transit, a method of transportation used by many people who need methadone treatment.

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