OTPs gladly plan to implement new methadone rules

On Feb. 2 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its final rule for opioid treatment programs and methadone, just as ADAW went to press (see SAMHSA issues final rule updating OTP methadone rules, ADAW Feb. 5; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.34023 ). The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD), which represents more than 1,300 opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the United States, last week commended SAMHSA for the guidance, which it called “enlightened and thoughtful.” In a Feb. 5 press statement, AATOD president Mark Parrino noted that the regulations have been reviewed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). For the final rule, go to https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/02/2024‐01693/medications‐for‐the‐treatment‐of‐opioid‐use‐disorder .