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How fights over methadone and harm reduction will shape the future of addiction medicine

December 29, 2023
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Fights over methadone, harm reduction, and more: 3 addiction stories to watch in 2024

One of the biggest debates in addiction medicine is over methadone. Will Congress or the Biden administration make it more accessible?

By Lev Facher


Opinion: There's a less intimidating alternative to EpiPens for dangerous allergic reactions. Why won't the FDA approve it?

With alternatives available, no one should have to live in fear of needles, and no one should lose their life due to anaphylaxis.

By Eleanor Garrow-Holding


We wish we'd written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2023

Our staff looks with admiration — and some envy — to journalists doing great reporting on chronic disease, health policy, and addiction.

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Advocates for people with long Covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome host an installation of 300 cots in front of the Washington Monument in May 2023 to represent the millions of people suffering from post-infectious disease.
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Opinion: Buprenorphine, autism diagnoses, and long Covid: the most-read First Opinion essays of 2023

The most popular 2023 First Opinions look at opioid use, autism, waiving residency requirements for doctors who trained overseas, and more.

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