Table 1.
Total number, number per 100,000 residents, and rate of change of all opioid agonist therapy and methadone prescribers through study period (June 2017 through May 2019), all provinces
| Province | Number of all OAT prescribers June 2017 (per 100,000 residents) | Number of all OAT prescribers, May 2019 (per 100,000 residents) | Percent change (per 100,000 residents) | Number of methadone prescribers June 2017 (per 100,000 residents) | Number of methadone prescribers May 2019 (per 100,000 residents) | Percent change (per 100,000 residents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC | 883 (18.0) | 1315 (26.0) | 48.9 (44.2) | 621 (12.7) | 869 (17.2) | 39.9 (35.5) |
| AB | 240 (5.7) | 511 (11.8) | 112.9 (107.2) | 113 (2.7) | 128 (2.9) | 13.3 (10.2) |
| SK | 27 (2.4) | 50 (4.3) | 85.2 (81.5) | 7 (0.6) | 19 (1.6) | 171.4 (166.0) |
| MB | 65 (4.9) | 80 (5.9) | 23.1 (19.8) | 58 (4.4) | 67 (4.9) | 15.5 (12.4) |
| ON | 1204 (6.9) | 1792 (12.4) | 48.8 (44.1) | 461 (3.3) | 537 (3.7) | 16.5 (12.8) |
| QC | 212 (2.6) | 386 (4.6) | 82.1 (77.9) | 163 (2.0) | 231 (2.7) | 41.7 (38.5) |
| NB | 42 (5.5) | 65 (8.4) | 54.8 (52.9) | 36 (4.7) | 46 (5.9) | 27.8 (26.3) |
| NS | 130 (13.7) | 173 (17.9) | 33.1 (30.6) | 103 (10.9) | 124 (12.8) | 20.4 (18.1) |
BC: British Columbia, AB: Alberta, SK: Saskatchewan, MB: Manitoba, ON: Ontario, QC: Quebec, NB: New Brunswick, NS: Nova Scotia