Tag: methadone
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 ...
My Old Doctor Gave Me Methadone. Being Forced Into a Clinic Ruined It.
I lost my leg in a car accident when I was 15. A little ...
“Horrible”—Harm Reduction Legend Discusses the Methadone System
I first heard Edith Springer speak at the 2004 Harm Reduction Coalition conference in ...
Arrests at North Carolina Methadone Clinic Raise Ethical, Legal Alarms
On a pleasant summer’s morning in North Carolina, a law enforcement officer was searching ...
NY County Sued for Illegally Denying Person OUD Meds in Jail
A lawsuit accuses a New York county jail of repeatedly denying a man held ...
Can Methadone Vans Deliver the Goods?
A long white van, stocked with clear plastic cups and a machine that dispenses ...
Daily Methadone Clinic Dosing Creates Rural Transportation Nightmare
Heather Strong lives in a rural area of Maine, and can’t afford a car. ...
With New Final Methadone Rule, SAMHSA Isn’t Coming to Save Us
People on methadone in the United States have been thrown under the bus yet ...
After Years of US Clinics, I Get Methadone With Dignity in Australia
I recently moved from the United States to Sydney, Australia. Uprooting your entire life ...
