Research Letter

Driving Distance From US Jails to Opioid Treatment Programs

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.4044

March 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study quantifies access to methadone for incarcerated people in the US in terms of distance between jails and opioid treatment programs.

Corresponding Author: Brendan Saloner, PhD, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, #503, Providence, RI 02903 (brendan_saloner@brown.edu).

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