Tag: methadone
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 ...
Garth Mullins of “Crackdown” on Loss, Methadone and Drug-User Organizing
Garth Mullins knows the pain of losing people all too well. In 2019, during ...
SAMHSA’s Guide for MOUD in State Prisons Kinda Forgot About Something
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released new guidance for ...
Safe Supply Mirrors Methadone Outcomes, With Better Retention
Safe supply improved most health outcomes for people who use opioids as effectively as ...
A Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System
Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of ...
People Who Use Drugs Among Victims of Trump’s Assault on USAID
On January 30, employees at TB HIV Care received a letter informing them that ...
Tapering Off Methadone Without a Clinic, in Just Two Years and 13 Rehabs
Since early 2023, I’ve been surfing my way across what feels like every New ...
To Get Methadone in Jail, I Had to Hide It in My Prosthetic Leg
The first time I went to jail, I was using heroin as well as ...
