HEALTHJun 25 · 08:30 UTCSTAT NEWSLev Facher

Bipartisan bill seeks to allow direct prescribing of methadone for opioid addiction

A bipartisan bill introduced by two senators aims to expand access to methadone treatment for opioid addiction by allowing board-certified addiction medicine doctors to prescribe methadone directly for pharmacy pickup.

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