My Choice

By: Conor Ashleigh (Visual Storyteller,  International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users – INHSU)

Description: Forms of OAT in Australia include methadone, buprenorphine & long-acting injectable buprenorphine. The factors influencing someone's choice are nuanced and can change over time due to evolving priorities. Various GPs and prescribers across Australia are calling for more choice to be given, for more funding to be allocated, and for pharmacies to play a more proactive role. Ultimately, what works for one person may not work for another. The My Choice film showcases diverse experiences of individuals around Australia accessing different available forms of opioid agonist therapy (OAT), or who choose not to receive OAT at all. It also features perspectives from General Practitioners (GPs), OAT prescribers, and other professionals involved in drug treatment policy or programs.