| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
USA. Stigma and Strip Searches: We Still Treat People on Methadone as Less Than Human
USA. Stigma and Strip Searches: We Still Treat People on Methadone as Less Than Human
(...) Methadone for OUD (Opioid Use Disorder, Anm.) can only be dispensed by a licensed provider—often referred to as a “methadone clinic”—and patients must show up every morning to swallow their dose in front of a nurse. After 90 days of satisfactory behavior, patients become eligible for their first “take-home.” (filtermag.org, USA, 19.11.2018)