December 28th, 2023 by WCBC Radio
Bipartisan federal legislation called the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act would allow board-certified physicians to prescribe methadone without oversight. Advocates say the bill would make it easier for people who are not near methadone clinics to access treatment for opioid-use disorder. Jordan Scott with the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network says the current regulations mostly affect people in rural regions who can’t get to methadone clinic…
