methadone

As Opioid Crisis Deepens, The Methadone Business Is Booming

The nation's hardest hit communities are turning to the long-stigmatized opioid treatment.
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Opioid Bill Expands Treatment Options

The legislation calls for roughly $8 billion in federal investment over five years.
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New York's 'Methadone Pope' Fought For Addiction Treatment Decades Ahead Of His Time

It’s largely because of Dr. Robert Newman that people in the United States and in countries around the world have access to methadone.
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Mother Accused Of Killing Baby With Her Own Breast Milk

A lawyer representing Samantha Jones said she did not intentionally hurt her baby, calling it a “horrific, unfathomable accident.”
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A Look At Rikers Island's Legacy Of Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment

Rikers Island Correctional Facility has run a model opioid treatment program since 1987.
By Christine Vestal, Pew's Stateline

Letter Reveals Drug Courts Lobbied Against Key Addiction Treatment

The group didn't want HHS to increase prescriptions for buprenorphine.
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Obama Administration Puts Big Money Into Transforming Heroin Treatment Industry

Of the 2.2 million people who need treatment for opioid addiction, only about 1 million are receiving it, officials say.
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Recovering Addicts Battle Kenya’s Exploding Heroin Problem

Inside a forgotten hotspot of the international drugs trade.
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Maine Drug Addiction Clinic To Close, Blaming Gov. Paul LePage's Policies

"Folks are devastated."
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Feds Now Pushing States Toward Medical Treatment For Heroin Addicts

Some federal grants will even require rehab centers to offer it.
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