For the first time in 20 years, the federal government is changing the rules for Methadone, a form of medication-assisted treatment available for people addicted to prescription or street opioids. The new rules aim to make the life-saving treatment more accessible to people struggling with opioid use disorder. They take place next month, updating some
The Food and Drug Administration is looking to expand medication-assisted opioid treatment, a type of treatment that often has a stigma attached to it due to being misunderstood. Much of this stigma is ill-suited, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told a U.S. House committee last Wednesday, and his agency is taking action to make these drugs
Cigna Corp, a major health insurer across the nation with millions customers, took steps this week to make it easier for their clients to get help with opiate addictions. The health insurer announced Friday that it was discontinuing its policy of requiring doctors to seek authorization before commencing treatment for opioid addicts, helping clear an
