In Case You Haven't Heard…

It's a new low for ASAM. Currying favor with DOGE, of all places, to try to get rid of its longtime nemesis AATOD by saying allowing only opioid treatment programs (OTPs) to prescribe and dispense methadone for opioid use disorder “creates an unnecessarily burdensome bureaucracy that harms Americans….” In a March 26 letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Drug Enforcement Administration, ASAM, joined by other groups such as pharmacists who also want to get in on the methadone action, suggests that getting rid of the OTP exclusivity over methadone treatment does not comport with President Trump's executive order to implement the “Department of Government Efficiency” initiative. For the letter, go to https://downloads.asam.org/sitefinity‐production‐blobs/docs/default‐source/advocacy/letters‐and‐comments/final‐asam‐rsi‐ncpa‐ashp‐ncchc‐‐‐methadone‐letter‐‐‐executive‐order‐14219‐‐‐3‐26‐25.pdf?sfvrsn=366c8da_3