Telehealth treatment related to addiction led to lower odds of overdose—at a time when tens of thousands die from overdose each year, studies found.
The Drug Enforcement Agency proposed changes to telehealth, and Americans spoke out by the thousands.
Dunn is referring to a last-minute announcement from the DEA holding off on a change that would have rippled through homes far from power and homes handling addiction. When COVID-19 hit, that need erupted. The DEA used the public health emergencyto greatly expand prescribing medication without seeing a patient in person.Two years later, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others found telehealth treatment related to addiction led to lower odds of an overdose—at a time when tens of thousands die from overdose each year.
Sitting with her that day was Alina Messick, a physician’s assistant at Oklahoma State University who provides treatment for rural patients.
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