| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Opioid Deaths Spark Push to Ease Buprenorphine Rules
USA. Opioid Deaths Spark Push to Ease Buprenorphine Rules
With drug overdose deaths soaring during the pandemic to the highest levels ever recorded, a growing chorus of medical experts is calling on the federal government to deregulate the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine.
They argue that a requirement that doctors take an 8-hour course and submit to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) oversight has stymied the drug’s availability. (Pew Trust, USA, 16.02.2021)
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/02/16/opioid-deaths-spark-push-to-ease-buprenorphine-rules