Dr. Joseph Shurman answers the question: 'Is Methadone Only For Drug Addicts?' — -- Question: I Was Given Methadone To Treat My Chronic Pain. Isn't Methadone Only For Drug Addicts? Answer: Yes, ...

Some experts have estimated that up to a quarter of those incarcerated have opioid-use disorder. Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction ...

While the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 Americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses. Despite that, very few people who are struggling with addiction get ...

M ethadone is “the best tool we have” to fight opioid addiction, says Ashish Thakrar, a doctor at the University of Pennsylvania’s school of medicine. Yet many of his patients are unable to get it. At ...

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 ...

Andrew Goodman ([email protected]) is a board member of the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone, a coordinator of educational opportunities at Right Response Colorado, an advisory board member ...

What’s the best way to treat the most serious heroin addiction? Giving addicts therapeutic doses of heroin itself may be cheaper and more effective than methadone, according to a new Canadian study.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - An addiction treatment center in Martinsville is opening a methadone clinic to provide another recovery resource and address a large need in the area. Brightview is ...

BOSTON — In a ruling that could have tremendous consequences for the country’s correctional system, a federal judge said this week that a Massachusetts man facing a jail sentence could not be denied ...

Like many young doctors, Melody Glenn wasn't getting much sleep. It was the late 2010s, and she was working shifts at several Bay Area hospitals. Sometimes, driving home to Oakland after seeing ...