USA. Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist
USA. Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group's six methadone clinics in Colorado. They rise before dawn. Some take three buses to get to a clinic by 5 a.m. for a 15-minute conversation with a counselor and their daily dose of methadone, all before they go to work or take their kids to school. Some drive more than an hour each way from Longmont or Steamboat Springs.
"They're coming from a billion miles away," said Dr. Andreas Edrich, the clinics' chief medical officer, noting their strong motivation to get care compared with other patients who struggle to stick to a simple medication regimen. "Most people can't take their blood pressure to save their life, and that's in their kitchen cabinet." (Medical Life Sciences, USA, 03.03.2022)
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