Alison has written about substance use for more than 30 years. She has also written for many years about medical coding. A freelance writer, she is also the editor of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, and managing editor of Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update and Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter—all published by WILEY. She also writes for Addiction Treatment Forum.
Starting August 14, methadone patients face the very real possibility that their long-protected privacy will be gone. The Substance Abuse…
The long-awaited final rule revising 42 CFR Part 2—the confidentiality regulation applying to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records—is out. …
REACH—a harm reduction-oriented health center in Ithaca, New York that prescribes buprenorphine, among many other services—is about to get a…
On April 29, New York City started delivering methadone to patients isolated at home due to the coronavirus. The courier…
For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in New York City, one big worry…
It took COVID-19 to do what the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the American Society of Addiction…
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on a daily basis for opioid use…
A Transport Security Administration (TSA) officer sexually assaulted me during a “search” at Orlando International Airport on October 23, 2019.…
Last fall, a Transportation Security Administration agent sexually assaulted me at Orlando International Airport. She used all ten fingers to…
Whether you consider opioids to be the gold standard for treating pain or a last resort, they do the job…