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A Brown-led study in JAMA Network Open found 396 of 2,920 jails publish any record of offering medications for opioid use disorder, versus 25.6% of prisons.
A NIDA grant will fund a three-hospital trial testing whether starting opioid treatment program intake during hospitalization links patients to methadone within seven days.
A Massachusetts simulation in the journal Addiction found mandating buprenorphine or methadone in residential rehab would prevent overdoses at $40,195 per QALY.
New York had 140 outpatient methadone programs this year, up from 97 in 2021, state data reported by Crain's New York Business show, a 44% increase.
In 94 newborns, maternal methadone or buprenorphine dose and umbilical cord drug levels did not predict severe neonatal opioid withdrawal, JAMA researchers report.
A Harm Reduction Journal commentary distills seven years of MassJCOIN findings: 43 percent of 6,383 jailed people with opioid use disorder received medication.
Oregon opened a New Season methadone and buprenorphine clinic in Gresham with $1.8 million in opioid settlement money, the 11th program the state board has funded.
A Brown University analysis finds private equity firms control 35% of opioid treatment programs without expanding methadone access or building new clinics.
Interviews with 18 Baltimore methadone patients found money trouble and constant drug exposure pulled them off treatment, and that patients built their own defenses.
New Season's fourth mobile medication unit will dose patients in Yulee, Florida, from 6 to 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday, run out of its Jacksonville clinic.
Pinnacle Treatment Centers opened FCCR Richmond at 1801 Hull Street, offering methadone, buprenorphine, counseling and same-day admissions in South Richmond.
St. Joseph's opened Franklin County's only methadone clinic in Saranac Lake with $600,000 in settlement funds, ending hour-long daily drives for a dose.
A systematic review of 25 studies finds methadone maintenance prolongs the QT interval, with risk higher at larger doses, in women and with benzodiazepines.
Among 110,136 veterans with opioid use disorder, White patients' medication rates rose to 35% by 2022 while Black patients reached 29.3%, a new VA study finds.
A Duke-led survey of 585 pharmacists finds most see benefits in dispensing methadone through community pharmacies, but few know the model is already legal.
Philadelphia's first mobile methadone van, operated by Merakey in Kensington, has connected 567 people to treatment since its October 2025 soft launch.
JAMA Network Open study suggests methadone may reduce death risk 22% more than buprenorphine for opioid overdose survivors, though experts question clinical significance.
Senators Markey and Paul reintroduce MOTAA 2.0 to expand methadone access beyond clinics, facing fierce opposition from treatment providers who warn of diversion risks.