“Dear Helen, You will be pleased to know that during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown we in India have also…
When I got on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) about 16 years ago, my decision had nothing to do with wanting…
My heart pounded as the rough, beige powder raced through a straw, into my nostril. Heroin—my first hit since 1999.…
As drug-user activists, we often lose a couple friends each month. This month has been particularly sad, with the passing…
What I remember most about precipitated withdrawal last year is the color yellow. It was like living the gruesome, nightmare…
On April 29, New York City started delivering methadone to patients isolated at home due to the coronavirus. The courier…
Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are denying opioid use disorder patients access…
A major restriction imposed on mobile methadone vans may soon be lifted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Filed in late…
For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in New York City, one big worry…
The tight leash maintained by the federal government on medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) is finally being loosened in…