Ohio Wants to Expand Access For Opioid Addicts To Medication-Assisted Treatment – WKSU

By Tim Rudell

Ohio is dramatically expanding the number of caregivers who can prescribe Suboxone and other drugs for medication-assisted treatment of addiction.  The effort is part of a broader strategy to address the opioid epidemic. Not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

A recovering addict
Alexis Graziano of Girard is an addict who’s now half a year into recovery and in a sober-living facility. She says she has experienced medication-assisted treatment, MAT, and found it ripe for abuse if not managed closely.