OTP leaders criticize conclusions in study of transportation barriers

An analysis of 2023 transportation data in Connecticut has found that more than half of the state's census regions lack sufficient public transit access to opioid treatment programs (OTPs), leaving vulnerable many of the residents who are most in need of methadone treatment. Administrators of OTPs point out, however, that this research took place prior to the 2024 enactment of dramatic federal regulatory changes that expanded use of take‐home medication and other strategies for making methadone treatment more accessible.