Events

Methadone saves lives. A large systematic review published in 2017 showed unequivocally that methadone reduces mortality among people with opioid use disorders. In the context of an opioid overdose epidemic, all efforts should be made to expand the availability of methadone treatment services to individuals who may benefit from it.

But in our efforts to expand methadone’s availability, we should not lose sight of the importance of quality.

In this webinar, IRETA Executive Director Peter Luongo will summarize the principles of recovery-oriented methadone maintenance and describe an ongoing quality improvement project in several western Pennsylvania methadone programs designed to improve long-term patient outcomes.