Find Methadone Treatment Near Mc Cordsville IN
State governments and treatment providers want to offer mobile methadone clinics to help more people living in remote or underserved areas. But the federal government blocks them.
Despite an increasing opioid-addiction problem, methadone clinics still face strong opposition from many states and local governments.
Andrew Kolodny who directs the Brandeis University opioid treatment research said, "There's no doubt that better accessibility to methadone maintenance will save lives." But for an addiction epidemic which is disproportionately rural and suburbanized, an intervention that depends on people coming to a clinic every day may not be the best option. Buprenorphine might be better but it isn't growing as fast enough.
Methadone is generally administered via a plexiglass cover and kept in locked containers over night. Routine screening is done on patients to ensure that they are not taking dangerous drugs with the medication.
Once a state issues a permit and a facility's address is approved by local zoning ordinances it must request federal approval from DEA/SAMHSA. The company must also follow strict guidelines.