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In a letter to the editor about a planned opioid treatment program near Jamestown, New York, Rebecca Morgan writes to object to the “Save Our Sequim” group’s scare tactics about the treatment center. After attending the Aug. 8 presentation by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, followed by a lengthy comment session, I wanted to compliment everyone there for a useful and civil … [Read more...] about It’s Not a “Methadone Distribution Facility,” It’s a “Medication-Assisted Treatment Facility”

The federal government’s move to ditch confidentiality regulations for substance use disorder treatment will increase patients’ exposure to law enforcement investigations, despite claims to the contrary. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is pushing through a proposal that would allow the courts to seize all patient records in the … [Read more...] about SAMHSA Ushers in Law Enforcement “Fishing Expeditions” for MAT Patients

The surge in cases comes as the Trump administration sets out to eradicate HIV transmission by 2030. A cluster of HIV cases in a rural West Virginia county represents what public health officials have long feared amid the nationwide opioid epidemic. Cabell County has reported 74 cases since January 2018, primarily among drug users sharing contaminated needles. The recent … [Read more...] about ‘The Nightmare Everyone is Worried About’: HIV Cases Tied to Opioids Spike in West Virginia County

The manufacturers and distributors of opioid prescription painkillers have supplied billions of pills throughout the U.S. An investigative series by The Washington Post looks at the opioid epidemic through the DEA's newly public database that tracks every pain pill sold to pharmacies across the country. Steven Rich, The Post's data editor, joins Hari Sreenivasan with … [Read more...] about Tracking the Flow of Opioids Across America