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14 Ind. Health L. Rev. 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/inhealr14 and id is 1 raw text is: THE LAW AND POLICY OF OPIOIDS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION TREATMENT, AND OVERDOSE REVERSAL Corey S. Davis* & Derek H. Carr** TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 1 II. OPIOIDS AND PAIN............................................................... 2 A. The burden of untreated pain. B. The importance of opioid therapy C. Potential pitfalls of opioid therapy III. OPIOIDS AND DRUG RREATMENT.....................1.............................1 A. The burden of untreated opioid addiction B. Medication assisted treatment C. Federal Regulation of MAT: Historical Context D. Federal Regulation of Methadone E. Federal Regulation of Buprenorphine F. Insurance Coverage of MAT IV. ACCESS TO NALOXONE.................................................. ........ 26 A. Access to emergency overdose treatment B. Addressing legal and policy barriers to naloxone access 1. Immunity 2. Prescribing outside of the traditional prescriber relationship 3. Overdose Good Samaritan laws 4. Over-the-counter access V. CONCLUSION .................................................................. 37 I. INTRODUCTION Perhaps few drugs are more emblematic of the human condition than those derived from opioids. Preparations of the opioid poppy have been used for thousands of years for both their euphoric and analgesic effects. These natural preparations have been joined by synthetic and semi- * Corey S. Davis Deputy Director, Network for Public Health Law, Southeastern Region ** Derek H. Carr Legal Fellow, Network for Public Health Law, Southeastern Region

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