The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month.
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“This is a step toward the country — and everybody — saying this is not a bad thing,” Walden said. “People don’t have to show up every day to get a medication that can help save their lives.”Methadone, an opioid itself, can be dangerous in large amounts. When taken correctly, it can stop drug cravings without causing a high.have shown it reduces the risk of overdose and the spread of hepatitis C and HIV.
Garnett, who works as a grant manager for a harm reduction agency, lives 25 minutes away from the clinic. She said 28 days of take-home methadone, the maximum allowed under the new federal rules, would give her more freedom to travel and a “more normal quality of life.” "States should be looking at their payment policy and see what kind of care they’re incentivizing,” she said.
“I never in a million years could have gone back to school, got my Ph.D., done research or taught — any of that stuff — if I had to go to a clinic every day,” Frank said. “It’s night and day in terms of your ability to live a stable, happy, quality life.”The methadone clinic system dates to 1974, when the U.S. saw fewer than 7,000 overdose deaths a year.
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