From the September Health Affairs issue:
Restrictive State Opioid Treatment Program Regulations Constrain Local Access To Methadone Maintenance Treatment ➡️ healthaffairs.org/doi/full/1…#LiberateMethadone
Check out this piece by NCLM board member Andrew Goodman ➡️ healthaffairs.org/doi/full/1…
"When it comes to methadone, drug policy in this country is a paradoxical hamster wheel that perpetuates its own continued failure to provide medication to people with OUD"
#LiberateMethadone
This weeks Naturally Noncompliant call will honor Louise Vincent, a true visionary and originator of our reform movement. Come grieve, reminisce and pay respects with community.
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We trust doctors to manage complex medications every day. Why is methadone the exception? Let clinicians, not bureaucrats, guide treatment.
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The most effective reform? Let any licensed pharmacy dispense methadone, just like they do for other controlled substances. It's that simple. #LiberateMethadone
Stories are like time capsules; preserving moments, emotions, and the essence of those we love. By telling their stories we honor their lives and find strength in the love they left behind.
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