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USA. Top U.S. addiction researcher calls for broad deregulation of methadone

USA. Top U.S. addiction researcher calls for broad deregulation of methadone

BOSTON — The U.S. government’s top addiction researcher is calling for broad deregulation of methadone, a key drug used to treat opioid use disorder.

American doctors should “absolutely” be allowed to prescribe methadone directly to patients, Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said Wednesday. 

“There’s absolutely no reason why not,” Volkow said. “There are countries where physicians are providing methadone, and the outcomes are actually as good as those they get [at] methadone clinics.” (Stat, 16.11.2022)

https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/16/nora-volkow-nida-broad-deregulation-methadone/