| According to a recent study, adding a remote group therapy mindfulness program to standard methadone treatment leads to therapeutic benefits in people with opioid use disorder and chronic pain. The study, conducted by researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers School of Public Health, and University of Utah, was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and published in the journalJAMA Psychiatry. Misuse of and dependence on opioid drugs continue to harm millions of Americans. The most widely used treatment for opioid users is methadone, a medication that helps prevent withdrawal symptoms in people trying to stop using opioid drugs. However, half of people who start methadone treatment stop the treatment within a year. Of those who remain in methadone treatment, half either continue using opioids and other illicit drugs or return to using them within 6 months. | 
