Whilst the trend for addiction care is towards integration, the two systems are still frequently separate. There are variations of between three and 23 weeks for access to a Medically Assisted Treatment scheme for opiate addiction (http://frittsvkehusvalg.no), 23 weeks is an unacceptably long time to wait for access to treatment. Addiction services, which are less widespread in Norway than mental health services, likely need support from mental health services.