methadone

Methadone Clinics to Blame for Unacceptable Drop-Out Rates

Given what the methadone clinic system subjects them to, is it really a surprise that people who take the medication…

March 19, 2026

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 for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE). It…

March 9, 2026

“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 about methadone, clinics and patients that…

March 2, 2026

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 control and expand its reach. Opioid…

December 17, 2025

Are Methadone Clinics Really “Evolving” Toward Harm Reduction?

“The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment” was the theme of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)…

November 24, 2025

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 the right place. There was no…

August 26, 2025

“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, And A Modern-Day Crisis—Dr. Marie Nyswander…

August 26, 2025

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 (MOUD). Yet despite their proven benefits,…

July 22, 2025

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 my early days of becoming a…

June 26, 2025

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 making medications for opioid use disorder…

June 16, 2025