Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment

As the COVID-19 emergency continues

individuals in need of treatment for opioid use disorders in California now have more opportunity to access life-saving medications via telemedicine or by phone. The federal government has waived a requirement that patients have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed certain types of drugs and has allowed the use of telemedicine and phone consultations for initial and subsequent prescriptions of medications for opioid use disorders.