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By law, only methadone clinics can dispense the drug to treat addiction. Critics say draconian methadone regulations erect barriers to one of the few effective treatments for opioid use disorder a life-or-death hurdle that may finally be overcome if Congress acts this year to expand access to the drug. ....
Here are the death announcements in The Argus this week which feature the heartfelt tributes from the family and friends of those who have passed… ....
A new study from the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine found distribution of the addiction-curbing drug buprenorphine in Pennsylvania increased by 217% over the last decade. ....
Researchers say some rural towns, such as Somerset, saw an 885% increase from 2010 to 2020. Meanwhile, in urban Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the jump was more modest. ....
ATLANTA (AP) A Georgia congressman voted three times this year in a county where he no longer lives, possibly violating state law, state records show. Republican U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson's congressional website shows he lives with his wife in The Rock, 63 miles away from his former home in West Point. ....