Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People wait in line for a methadone clinic to open in Hoquiam, Wash., in 2017. As a chorus of physicians and advocates calls for ...

Methadone is a proven medication for treating opioid addiction, a disorder that has contributed to about 100,000 U.S. deaths a year since 2021. Yet stigma around methadone and addiction has long ...

A lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s moratorium on methadone clinics argues the drug is particularly effective at treating ...

As the opioid addiction crisis continues in America, there are both new and old medications available to treat it. One of the oldest is methadone. It is also the most stigmatized — and the most ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

Syracuse, NY -- It’s never been easier to take methadone, the daily dose of opioid-blocking medicine that is vital for many in addiction recovery. That has led to more people in Central New York ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The relocation of the Camino Nuevo methadone clinic in Albany has sparked controversy among local business owners and residents, but city leaders remain steadfast in their support of ...

California regulations around methadone, an opioid-addiction treatment that experts consider a lifesaving medication, are now in line with federal guidelines. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law ...

Methadone is an opioid used in medical detox. Methadone maintenance (MMT) reduces the use of heroin and other opioids. Still, it is one of the most closely regulated medical treatments in the United ...

A methadone clinic in Roanoke, which drew fierce opposition when it opened in 2005 but has operated in relative quiet since then, now finds itself beset with trouble. The past two inspections of the ...

This short chapter summarizes some of the key discussions concerning how drug abuse is viewed in the society and the implications of those views. These discussions occurred throughout the committee's ...

Since the Harrison Act of 1914 and until 2001 when new laws were passed about buprenorphine, (which will be discussed later,) narcotics have been products that have been “controlled” in the sense that ...