Assessment of Community-Level Vulnerability and Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder.  Joudrey PJ, Kolak M, Lin Q, Paykin S, Anguiano V, Wang EA.  JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(4):e227028. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7028 ht…

USA. The Long Road to Methadone Access in Rural America The U.S. has treatments to help people dealing with opioid addictions but throws up hurdles to access. (TNR, USA, 27.04.2022) https://newrepublic.com/article/166210/methadone-access-rural-ame…

USA. As a Methadone Patient, I Demand No Return to the Pre-COVID Status Quo COVID-19 made us rethink how and why we were doing all kinds of things simply out of routine. Why do office workers have to commute to a desk to make a phone call? Why do f…

Australien. ‘Crisis looming’: GP calls for help as small band of doctors do heavy lifting on opioid treatment A GP recognised for his work with people who abuse drugs is calling for more doctors to step up as demand for opioid treatment surges in t…

How do people who use drugs receiving Opioid Medication Therapy perceive their treatment? A multicentre study.  Guillou Landreat M, Dany A, Challet Bouju G, Laforgue EJ, Cholet J, Leboucher J, Hardouin JB; OPAL Group, Victorri Vigneau C, Grall…

Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Canadian Psychosocial Addiction Programs: A National Survey of Policy, Attitudes, and Practice.  Hodgins DC, Budd M, Czukar G, Dubreucq S, Jackson LA, Rush B, Quilty LC, Adams D, Cameron Wild T.  Can J…