According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 2 million people in the US are addicted to pain killers and half a million are addicted to heroin. However, there are only about 350,000 Americans utilizing methadone treatment, and 75,000 are getting treatment with Suboxone, according to Rockefeller University. Why don't more people access medication assisted treatment? Listen in to this opioid recovery support group as they discuss financial barriers to treatment.

Discussion Guide:

How much would you pay to be free of your opioid dependence?

How much are you able to pay?

Have you had difficulty accessing treatment due to lack of financial resources?

If you have health insurance, does it cover most or all of your treatment?

If your insurance no longer covered your treatment, what would you do?

Supplemental Reading:

Elizabeth Brico, The Cost of Addiction Treatment Keeps Poor People Addicted, http://talkpoverty.org/2017/11/01/cost-addiction-treatment-keeps-poor-people-addicted/