Apparently, fingernails and hair create “layers of drug history.” At the Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) conference,…
The COVID-19 pandemic and record overdose tolls have continued to pressure the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…
Across the United States, people face many barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This is often particularly…
Asking for help requires humility, but you shouldn’t have to humble yourself into the dirt and kiss someone’s feet to…
Attending the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) conference, held in Baltimore this month, felt like being…
John* grew up in a family severely impacted by substance use disorders. He started using heroin at 15, and he…
As a teenager I was always anxious, to the point I never felt comfortable in my own skin. But that…
A chart book of blue national maps newly compiled by Pew Charitable Trusts is a powerful visual distillation of information…
Can you imagine that since the 1970s, the two federal agencies that control the methadone clinic system—the Drug Enforcement Administration…
I was going to the methadone clinic weekly when the pandemic began. That was the maximum at the place I…