A new report based on death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stopped short of saying that the liberalized take-home policies for methadone instituted in March 2020 were “safe,” but did say that the policy did not result in an increase in overdose deaths. The study, published July 13 as a research letter in JAMA Psychiatry, did not look at whether … [Read more...] about Liberalized take-homes did not result in increase in OD deaths
Methadone reform in NY: Part 2
The big news in NY is methadone in prisons, but who will bid? Attendees of the Coalition of Medication-Assisted Treatment Providers and Advocates (COMPA) methadone symposium held last month at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in New York City were told that this fall’s debut of required methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone in state … [Read more...] about Methadone reform in NY: Part 2
Methadone reform in NY: Part 1
COMPA symposium highlights issues of concern to NY OTPs on brink of expansion Methadone reform is taking place in New York, which can serve as a model for other states. The first thing that happened was reimbursement for take-homes. The next was methadone vans. And this fall, a new law requiring prisons and local jails in New York state to provide all three medications for … [Read more...] about Methadone reform in NY: Part 1
DOJ Issues Guidance Underscoring ADA Protections for People Taking Methadone or Buprenorphine
The federal Department of Justice has ordered repeatedly that people in treatment or recovery on medications to treat opioid use disorder are protected by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). This spring, the federal government issued guidance specifying this, and noting that entities covered by the ADA include the workplace, healthcare organizations, and the criminal … [Read more...] about DOJ Issues Guidance Underscoring ADA Protections for People Taking Methadone or Buprenorphine
Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment
A recent article based on the two-day methadone workshop by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine distills several of the messages of that workshop: extending take-home flexibilities and allowing physician prescribing are two of the top ones (for more on that workshop, see https://atforum.com/2022/03/nasem-methadone-expand-access-primary-care/). The … [Read more...] about Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment
