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COVID-19 Eased Drug Treatment Rules And That Saved Lives | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Table of Contents COVID-19 Eased Drug Treatment Rules And That Saved Lives A patient picks up medication for opioid addiction at an outdoor clinic in Olympia, Washington. Nationwide, treatment providers are finding new ways to make addiction treatment easier to access during the pandemic. Ted S. Warren The Associated Press When the pandemic hit in March, people in treatment for substance use disorder worried they would lose access to the medications and counseling they rely on. In most places, that hasn’t happened. In fact, for many in recovery, access to treatment has gotten a lot easier. Since March, some patients have been allowed to take the life-saving medication methadone at home instead of risking COVID-19 exposure by visiting a crowded clinic every day. Buprenorphine patients have had their prescriptions renewed by phone instead of visiting their doctors every week or month. And addiction counseling and crisis support has become available

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