According to Reuters, the US Food and Drug Administration plans to encourage opioid addiction patients to use opioids that are less harmful to humans, such as methadone and buprenorphine. A major shift in this policy may lead to opposition from drug addicts. They believe that abstinence is the only effective treatment.
According to reports, Scott Gottlieb, the head of the US Food and Drug Administration, proposed in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that every addict should not be fatally dosed when necessary. It can be treated with opioids instead of drugs for life.
According to US federal data, the abuse of opioids in the United States has become more serious. In 2015, the number of people taking more than 33,000 was the highest in the calendar year. Gottlieb said: "I know that many people will have doubts about this, but the Food and Drug Administration will work to clear the stigma of opioids for the treatment of addiction."
According to reports, Gottlieb recently proposed to reduce the nicotine content of cigarettes and encourage the use of electronic cigarettes, which have less nicotine content and are less harmful to humans. Both of these recommendations are aimed at reducing drug harm rather than making complete withdrawals.
According to data from Massachusetts, the risk of death from overdose of methadone or buprenorphine is 50% lower than the risk of death from overuse of general addictive drugs.
Gottlieb said: "This result has greatly affected the treatment methods used by insurance companies and policy makers." The data also showed that the number of deaths has decreased, and the US Food and Drug Administration plans to check based on this. Whether the current drug-assisted treatment method is extended to all patients who take excessive drugs. Gottlieb also said: "The US Food and Drug Administration is the first such attempt, which we believe will help to expand the use and coverage of this treatment."
Reports say that drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine are similar to opioids, but do not provide a "excitement" that makes people addicted. Therefore, they can be used to help addicts gradually reduce the use of opioids. The US Food and Drug Administration also said it will issue guidance manuals for drug manufacturers to promote the development of new addiction treatments and attract them to research new, non-stopping products.
Gottlieb said that the opposition to the use of opioid alternatives reflects the resistance to the use of addictive drugs. Representative of the insurance industry, US Health Insurance Plan spokesperson Catherine? Cathryn Donaldson said that after the Food and Drug Administration revised its health plan, they will review it. She said: "We will continue to work closely with state and federal regulators to ensure that we address this crisis in a comprehensive and collaborative manner and allow patients to recover from addiction."
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