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USA. Bipartisan bill seeks to allow direct prescribing of methadone for opioid addiction Measure would break exclusive arrangement by specialty clinics. (STAT Nes, USA, 25.06.2026) https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/25/bipartisan-bill-methadone-pres…