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Medications like buprenorphine and methadone are considered the gold standard for treating addiction, according to decades of research, because they can reduce deaths as well as improve social functionality.

We know what does work: methadone and buprenorphine are fundamental to good opioid addiction treatment and are proven to cut the risk of overdose in half.

Housing is the solution, Kushel said, but until enough of it is available, there is a need to bring more resources to the street, such as methadone or other medications that treat opioid addiction.

He stressed the importance of adding treatment options such as buprenorphine and methadone, which are more effective long-term than overdose reversal medications.

Many Black communities might have reduced access to methadone clinics because they have police officers stationed outside, and Black people are disproportionately charged and criminalized for drug possession.