Find Methadone Treatment Near Ingalls IN
A growing opioid epidemic has resulted in more than 130 deaths per day. Now, more states, even those with a limited access to methadone treatment have called on the industry for new programs in areas where there are not enough medication-assisted treatment options.
Dr. Yngvild Olsen, a Baltimore addiction doctor and board member of American Society of Addiction Medicine said that there has been a stigma against methadone over the years. "Access to methadone is extremely geographical," she stated. It all depends where you live.
Many people, politicians included, liken methadone treatment as trading one addiction for the other. Some politicians have also criticized the medication, including Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate.