Methadone Providers Say Big Increase in Access Could Backfire

Ann Tucker
Nov 11, 2022
1 min read

STAT NEWS (11/3) –– Providers of methadone for addiction treatment acknowledge it 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. Read more

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