Methadone Matters: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Effort to Treat Opioid Addiction
Calcaterra SL, Bach P, Chadi A, Chadi N, Kimmel SD, Morford KL, Roy P, Samet JH. Methadone Matters: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Effort to Treat Opioid Addiction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1039-1042. PMID: 30729416, PMCID: PMC6544670, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4801-3.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidGlobal HealthHumansInternationalityMethadoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsOpioid use disorderLife-saving medicationsUse disordersOpioid use disorder treatmentIllicit opioid useUse of medicationsPharmacy-based modelsUse disorder treatmentOpioid useMethadone therapyOpioid epidemicOpioid overdoseOpioid addictionMedicationsMethadoneDisorder treatmentDisordersLogistical barriersTreatmentMajority of peopleMortalityMorbidityBuprenorphineLack accessOverdose