USA. “Would You Want to Live Next to a Clinic?”—Methadone NIMBYism
USA. “Would You Want to Live Next to a Clinic?”—Methadone NIMBYism
The speeches at the press conference in Harlem were a distillation of stigmatizing ideas about methadone, clinics and patients that have existed since clinics opened in the 1970s.
Communities engaged in NIMBY protests against opioid treatment programs (OTP) from New York to North Dakota have a tried-and-true template: They are a threat to children and families, increase crime, attract drug dealers and decrease quality of life. And always, This isn’t the right location for an OTP; somewhere else is. Except there is no somewhere else. No neighborhood welcomes a methadone clinic, and nothing unites a community faster than when one tries to open its doors. (Filter, USA, 02.03.2026)