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

STAT News · Jun 25, 2026, 8:30 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Methadone for opioid addiction has been available only at specialty clinics. A bipartisan bill would greatly expand access.

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