Tag: MAT
How Harm Reduction Is Responding to the Pandemic
In the two weeks since the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in New York ...
The Legacy of Northeast Philly’s “Redlining” Against Methadone Clinics
Protesting residents of the mostly white, working-class neighborhoods of Holmesburg and Mayfair in Northeast ...
NY Governor’s Office Points to Stimulant Addiction Meds as Deaths Rise
In response to increasing numbers of cocaine- and methamphetamine-related deaths in New York, Governor ...
Why Are Nurses Denied Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
One of the greatest hypocrisies in medicine is the restriction of standard-of-care medications for ...
California May Soon Pay People to Reduce Their Meth Use
Low-income Californians with methamphetamine use disorders may soon have expanded access to a well ...
Study: Opioid Substitution Meds, Not Detox, Prevent Overdose
The only treatment interventions associated with reducing an opioid use disorder patient’s overdose risk ...
Why Suboxone Diversion Is Nothing to Fear
“Subs. Who needs subs?” a woman called out quietly near the intersection of Kensington ...
Forced to Quit Methadone Because of His Adderall Prescription
Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in ...
Addiction Treatment Facilities Fall Badly Short, Shows Federal Study
It’s well established that America’s addiction treatment industry fails to fully meet the needs ...
Let’s End Dangerous Wait Times for Accessing Opioid Use Disorder Meds
I had never been in trouble my whole life. Then I got in major ...
