USA. How COVID pandemic changed methadone treatment for addiction Here’s one more lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: It appears safe to relax restrictions on methadone, the oldest and most stigmatized treatment drug for opioid addiction. (AP, 12.08…

Continuing increased access to buprenorphine in the United States via telemedicine after COVID-19.  Davis CS, Samuels EA.  Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Jul;93:102905. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102905. Epub 2020 Aug 15. PMID: 32811685; PMCID…

Methadone Access for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the United States and Canada.  Joudrey PJ, Adams ZM, Bach P, Van Buren S, Chaiton JA, Ehrenfeld L, Guerra ME, Gleeson B, Kimmel SD, Medley A, Mekideche W, Paquet M, S…

Opioid use disorder treatment disruptions during the early COVID-19 pandemic and other emergent disasters: a scoping review addressing dual public health emergencies.  Henderson R, McInnes A, Mackey L, Bruised Head M, Crowshoe L, Hann J, Haywa…

Experiences of people with opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.  Galarneau LR, Hilburt J, O’Neill ZR, Buxton JA, Scheuermeyer FX, Dong K, et al. (2021)  PLoS ONE 16(7): e0255396. doi.org/10.1371/journal…

USA. Pandemic-based approach to methadone treatment restrictions should remain When the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through New England and the rest of the United States in early 2020, substance use disorder treatment centers were forced to make massi…