Tag: methadone
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 ...
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. ...
