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Opinion: The overdose crisis demands wider access not just to Narcan, but also to methadone

Por: Los Angeles Times Science April 10, 2023

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When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone. The U.S. lost more than 100,000 people... + full article



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