Private equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn’t getting easier

By Yashaswini Singh, Thomas J. and Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University

Three times a week, Amber Titus wakes up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the 45-minute drive to the methadone clinic.

Titus, 38, and her husband live with their two young children in Bisbee Junction, Arizona, a rural community near the U.S.-Mexico border. The couple started taking methadone, a medication that treats opioid addiction, in early 2025.

“It’s been a godsend,” she said.

But accessing methadone is not easy. The closest place they can receive treatment is a clinic in Sierra Vista, about 30 miles from their home.

The clinic opens on weekdays…

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