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Methadone for opioid use rising, but better access needed
February 02, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:

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Methadone for opioid use rising, but better access needed

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Methadone treatment for opioid use-which cuts the risk of death by overdose in half-among individuals insured by Medicaid-insured increased substantially after 2010, according to a new Penn Medicine analysis. But researchers say that since as few as a . . .

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