Tag: methadone
“Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA Turns Against Long-Term Methadone Use
Beware a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...
Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access
When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a ...
Methadone Clinics to Blame for Unacceptable Drop-Out Rates
Given what the methadone clinic system subjects them to, is it really a surprise ...
Commission to Look at Methadone Regs, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
A new National Methadone Access and Quality Commission has been created by the Foundation ...
“Would You Want to Live Next to a Clinic?”—Methadone NIMBYism
The speeches at the press conference in Harlem were a distillation of stigmatizing ideas ...
Robotic Methadone Tech Not the Answer to Clinics’ Culture of Cruelty
The methadone clinic cartel is increasingly turning to technology in order to stay in ...
Are Methadone Clinics Really “Evolving” Toward Harm Reduction?
“The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment” was the theme of the American Association for ...
A Doctor’s First Taste of the Methadone Clinic
When I first neared the nondescript two-story building, I wasn’t sure I was in ...
“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine
With Dr. Melody Glenn’s new book—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, ...
People Seeking Methadone or Bupe Face “More Stress Than You Know”
Methadone and buprenorphine are widely prescribed and considered gold-standard medications for opioid use disorder ...
