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A pandemic waiver letting clinicians prescribe stimulants and other controlled medicines without an in-person visit has been extended a fourth time, to end-2026, with the permanent framework still a proposal.
A British Columbia study emulated a trial across 41,000 patients. Those started on take-home methadone within weeks to months of induction stayed in treatment longer and died less than those on daily witnessed dosing.
A review lays out the evidence chain: animal studies showing reduced drug-seeking, one small human trial, and record-based analyses linking GLP-1 prescriptions to 40% fewer opioid overdoses.