Tag: MAT
SAMHSA Ushers in Law Enforcement “Fishing Expeditions” for MAT Patients
The federal government’s move to ditch confidentiality regulations for substance use disorder treatment will ...
SAMHSA to Drop SUD Treatment Confidentiality Rule, Because “Times Change”
The attack on patient confidentiality—by the very agency that is supposed to protect it—has ...
Five of the Ways Unsanctioned Harm Reduction Continues to Blaze Trails
Unsanctioned grassroots initiatives—from the unofficial to the plain illegal—are both the origins and the ...
Lisa’s Legacy: How the Buprenorphine X-Waiver Costs Lives
The young woman paced frantically around the hospital room, dark bags under her bloodshot ...
Your Methadone History Could Soon Be Shared Without Your Consent
The federal government wants to weaken confidentiality rules for patients with addictions. This means ...
To Taper a Pain Patient? It’s Never One-Size-Fits-All
Many years ago, I broke my ankle—tibia and fibula—in a fall from a horse. ...
Overdoses Are Deadliest Within First Few Months Out of Delaware Prisons
In 2018, Delaware had the sixth highest number of overdose deaths in the country, ...
Nurse Who Gave Her Meds to MAT-Deprived Patients Convicted
On November 18, 2018 at Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center (MASAC) at Plymouth, ...
The Harm Reductionist Imprisoned by Ukraine Separatists for Carrying Bupe
For 10 months now, a Ukrainian harm reduction activist has been illegally detained by ...
What Can We Learn From the Nation’s First 24/7 Methadone Clinic?
In October 2017, Community Medical Services (CMS), an Arizona-based addiction treatment provider, opened America’s ...
