Global perspectives on telemedicine-enabled medications for opioid use disorder: Practices, priorities, and barriers

Joe Schofield, Alexander Mario Baldacchino, Atul Ambekar, Honest Anaba, Jenna L Butner, Nathaniel Day, Hamed Ekhtiari, Fatima Elomari, Marica Ferri, Konstantinos Kokkolis, Christos Kouimtsidis, Jonna Levola, Jiang Long, David Martell, Dario Gigena Parker, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Kristiana Siste, Scott Steiger, Arash Khojasteh Zonoozi, Joseph Tay Wee Teck

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Published online on January 21, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 32, Issue 7, Page 601-611, August 2026.
IntroductionTelemedicine (TM) has potential to address the global opioid use disorder treatment gap, yet its uptake, priorities, and barriers have not been mapped internationally.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey (July to November ...