USA. Extended Methadone Take-homes During COVID: Nothing But Success
USA. Extended Methadone Take-homes During COVID: Nothing But Success
Since March, when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) relaxed rules for methadone take-homes to decrease exposure to the coronavirus, opioid treatment programs (OTPs) have been exercising this unprecedented freedom. Specifically, SAMHSA said March 16 that all states with declared states of emergency may request blanket exemption (from SAMHSA) for all stable patients to receive 28 days of take-home doses of methadone, and up to 14 days for “patients who are less stable but who the OTP believes can safely handle” those take-homes. For states without a declared emergency, each individual OTP may request blanket exemptions. (ATF – Addiction Treatment Forum, USA, 08.07.2020)
https://atforum.com/2020/07/extended-methadone-take-homes-during-covid-nothing-but-success/