By Lev Facher ReprintsMethadone clinicA dose of methadoneKEVIN D. LILES/APThe federal government is unveiling new regulations meant to modernize methadone treatment, the first major update to patient care standards at methadone clinics in more than 20 years. The new rules are aimed at increasing access to methadone, which has been used to treat opioid addiction...
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Pandemic-based approach to methadone treatment restrictions should remain
by Matthew Kristoffersen, Yale University Methadone. Abulic Monkey. Credit: CC2.0 By: Abulic Monkey When the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through New England and the rest of the United States in early 2020, substance use disorder treatment centers were forced to make massive changes to minimize the spread of coronavirus. The fear of COVID-19 spread into crowded treatment programs...