USA. Study: Proposed law would expand methadone access, but gaps would remain
USA. Study: Proposed law would expand methadone access, but gaps would remain
The federal Modernizing Opioid Treatment Act, or MOTA, would expand methadone access to an additional 14% of census tracts in the U.S., according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh published recently in Health Affairs Scholar.
The proposed law would change not only who can prescribe methadone, but also where it can be dispensed. Currently, only clinicians at federally certified opioid treatment programs can prescribe and dispense the drug for opioid use disorder, which studies have shown is one of the most effective treatments for the condition. (University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, USA, 16.11.2023)
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