Regulation relaxed on prescribing addiction medication could lessen death toll
STAFF AND NEWS SERVICE REPORTS January 28, 2021 Dr. Peter Jacoby Days after a new report showed that fatal overdoses have skyrocketed to record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has relaxed a regulation on prescribing addiction medication in an effort to combat the rising death toll. Buprenorphine, a popular opioid addiction treatment drug, has long had its prescribing restricted by the federal government. Physicians must undergo special training to obtain what’s known as an “x-waiver” from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration...
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