A chance to do it better: Methadone maintenance treatment in the age of Covid-19.
J Subst Abuse Treat
; 123: 108246, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1019323
ABSTRACT
Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in the United States, and particularly the clinic system of distribution, is often criticized as punitive, over-regulated, and misaligned to the needs of many patients. However, changes to the regulations that COVID-19 caused may have provided an opportunity for improving service. This commentary uses literature and my own experience to provide a brief description of how MMT programs responded to the threat of Covid-19 and how such responses fit into the larger context of attempts to reform treatment. It discusses, in particular, opportunities for liberalizing "take-home" doses and implementing office-based MMT.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Opiate Substitution Treatment
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Methadone
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Subst Abuse Treat
Journal subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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