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USA/New York. Estimated 15,000 NYC Methadone Patients to Be Isolated. How Will They Get Meds?
USA/New York. Estimated 15,000 NYC Methadone Patients to Be Isolated. How Will They Get Meds?
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on a daily basis for opioid use disorder. About 15,000 of them are going to be isolated because of suspected exposure to or contracting of coronavirus, according to a New York City Department of Health estimate given to the top private-sector opioid treatment program official in the state. (Filter Magazine, USA, 26.03.2020)