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Advocates Urge Trump to Ease Methadone Access for Opioid Treatment

4/2/2025

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A coalition of advocacy groups is calling on the Trump administration to ease restrictions on methadone access for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). They believe that current regulations stifle patient choice and autonomy. By enabling doctors to prescribe methadone directly, they hope to combat the rising tide of overdose deaths and curb illicit drug use, impacting over 6.1 million Americans.

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A coalition of advocacy groups is calling on the Trump administration to ease restrictions on methadone access for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). They believe that current regulations stifle patient choice and autonomy. By enabling doctors to prescribe methadone directly, they hope to combat the rising tide of overdose deaths and curb illicit drug use, impacting over 6.1 million Americans.