Researchers: Expanded access to methadone for OUD needed

Researchers at Penn Medicine have called for expanded access to methadone. Their study, published in JAMA Health Forum , found that only 25% of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive any medication treatment. “These medications allow people to focus on rebuilding their lives: Finding housing, reconnecting with family, working, and managing other health conditions,” says the study's co‐author, Ashish Thakrar , an assistant professor of general internal medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine .