| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Providers of methadone treatment say a big increase in access could backfire
USA. Providers of methadone treatment say a big increase in access could backfire
BALTIMORE — Providers of methadone for addiction treatment have a message for advocates seeking a giant expansion in access: Be careful what you wish for.
Methadone, they acknowledge, is a highly effective medication for opioid addiction. But allowing doctors to prescribe it directly to patients could backfire, they argue, by leading to an increase in low-quality care or even overdoses on methadone itself. (Stat News, USA, 03.11.2022)
https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/03/providers-of-methadone-treatment-say-a-big-increase-in-access-could-backfire/