In this op-ed, Leslie W. Suen, MD, MAS, an assistant professor of medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, highlights the lack accessibility of the most effective evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder in California. She outlines the effectiveness of methadone treatment to help people with opioid use disorder, and how Californians restrictions regarding methadone create unnecessary barriers to care. "If having to go to a clinic every day for medication isn’t onerous enough, California tacks on additional state laws that make staying in methadone treatment even more challenging for patients" said Dr. Suen.
This op-ed was published as part of the Public Voices Fellowship in partnership with The OpEd Project and funding from the California Health Care Foundation.
