Do the new regulations allow any doctor to prescribe methadone treatment to treat opiate addiction?

No. Current regulations enforced by the DEA do not permit DEA Registered Doctors to prescribe narcotic drugs, including methadone and LAAM, for the treatment of opiate addiction. But any Doctor with a narcotics license can prescribe methadone for pain. This is not changed. If your private physician is interested in becoming an OFFICE-BASED OPIOID TREATMENT PROVIDER, and treating your opiate addiction, there are resources available. Robert Lubran at CSAT can assist physicians, who want to become OBOT providers. Mr. Lubran can be reached at 301-443-7745. ANY QUESTIONS YOU NEED ANSWERED JUST ASK METHADONE_GIRL MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 1. WHY DOES METHADONE MAKE ME PUT ON WEIGHT? There is nothing about methadone or the way it affects the body that would make a person put on weight. However, this is a very old complaint of patients in methadone maintenance treatment programs . A survey in 1984 reported that 1 in 10 patients had gained weight, although 1 in 20 lost weight while on ...  more