katu

New rule changes makes telehealth and addiction treatment rules permanent

PORTLAND, Org. (KATU) — Back in October, we told you the DEA extended some telehealth rules that expanded access to medication that treats addiction. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and ...
Washington Examiner

Biden announces rules to boost access to mental healthcare and addiction treatment

The Biden administration on Tuesday issued a new set of proposed rules attempting to increase access to mental healthcare and addiction treatment services by strengthening requirements for health ...
NPR

New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

It should be easier to get methadone today than it has been in decades. In April, 2024, the federal government relaxed some of the rules around the treatment for opioid addiction. But many patients ...
STAT

Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

After the high goes down, the root pain of addiction remains. Here’s how we can all help.

Chez is the founder and executive director of We See You San Diego, a nonprofit providing services that include weekly dinners and street outreach to the homeless while offering crucial free ...