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Table 2.

Models of methadone prescribing in selected provinces

Province	Selected prescribing setting
Ontario	Specialized opioid agonist treatment clinics Rapid access addiction medicine clinics Primary care Addiction medicine/addiction psychiatry Prescribing of methadone is concentrated in high-volume practices; as of 2014, 10% of methadone prescribers provided 56% of prescribed days of methadone in the province.¹⁷
British Columbia¹⁸	Specialized opioid agonist treatment clinics Rapid access addiction medicine clinics Primary care Addiction medicine/psychiatry practices
Alberta	Specialized opioid dependency programs (organized by Alberta Health Services) in major population centers Since March 2021, a province-wide virtual opioid dependency program with same-day initiation of methadone.¹⁹ Primary care practices Addiction medicine/psychiatry practices