Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) like methadone helps people in recovery manage withdrawal symptoms and psychological cravings. In Indiana, methadone, which reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal and blocks the effects of opioids, is only provided at the 23 opioid treatment programs overseen by the Family and Social Services Administration. Researchers have found that drive times to the nearest opioid treatment program from rural counties are greater than from urban counties.