There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on a daily basis for opioid use disorder. About 15,000 of them are going to be isolated because of suspected exposure to or contracting of coronavirus, according to a New York City Department of Health estimate given to the top private-sector opioid treatment program official in the state. Allegra Schorr—president of the Coalition of Medication-Assisted Treatment Providers and Advocates (COMPA) of New York, and owner and vice president of West Midtown Medical Group, a Manhattan-based practice that dispenses methadone and buprenorphine—told Filter that she is in constant contact with the city’s health department about this problem.
Source: Filter
