Barbara Andraka-Christou

Aug 20, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Thuy Anh Nguyen |Thụy Tường Nguyễn |Thủy Nguyễn |Barbara Andraka-Christou |Kyle Buchwalder |W. David Bradford | +1 more

Permanent regulatory improvements to the methadone treatment system have begun, and more are urgently needed. Overdose rates are higher than ever before due to fentanyl; and opioid use disorder (OUD) with fentanyl is a condition for which methadone may be a particularly effective treatment. The US Opioid Overdose Epidemic In The Post-COVID-19 EraOpioid overdoses remain high and stable since 2021, driven by high-potency synthetic opioids (that is, fentanyl).