Chandigarh, July 20 -- Punjab has introduced an internationally accepted drug de-addiction treatment known as Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) for people with severe opioid dependence, as per the release.

The introduction of methadone marks a significant step in the state's treatment-focused approach to tackling drug addiction.

According to the Information and Public Relations Department, conventional treatment has largely relied on Buprenorphine-based Opioid Substitution Therapy through the state's more than 500 OOAT centres, which involves replacing harmful opioids with regulated medication to treat addiction, and abstinence-based rehabilitation. The introduction of MMT provides an additional treatment option for patients with long...