Bipartisan bill seeks to allow direct prescribing of methadone for opioid addiction

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Two senators are renewing their push to greatly expand access to methadone treatment for opioid addiction.  On Thursday, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) are introducing an updated version of legislation that would allow doctors who hold board certifications in addiction medicine to prescribe methadone directly to patients for pickup at a pharmacy.  Read the rest…