The stigmatization of any form of treatment for any medical problem is something that people interested in social justice must fight. By Princess Harmony Epidemics aren’t just issues to be dealt ...

Wanda Sanders and I step into line at Red Emma’s, a bookstore café in North Maryland. Sanders, a 48-year-old African-American, leans on a cane, wearing sparkle lipstick with her hair pulled ...

An audience that included the U.S. surgeon general, a U.S. senator, and top health officials from the city and state listened to Friday as Charles Jones illustrated the reason they ...

Methadone, as a treatment for opiate addiction, is one of the greatest medical discoveries of the 20th Century.  Discovered by Dr. Vincent Dole, Dr. Marie Nyswander, and Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek at Rockefeller University in the 1960s, it has been approved by the World Health Organization, and it is used throughout the planet as a front-line treatment against the scourge of heroin addiction.  While life-saving, it remains tragically misunderstood.

Yes, guest dosing is possible when on methadone. Here, we review the planning required and answer your questions about using guest services while on methadone. Then, we invite your questions about ...

Chronic opiate/opioid use has been associated with weight gain. Medical literature links opiate use and the development of a preference for sweet-tasting foods. The preference for sugary foods can lead ...

Despite an increase in treatment seeking for mental health and substance use disorders in recent years, the stigma surrounding these health conditions has remained constant over time. Stigma can be ...

Recently I’ve had patients write to my blog describing how their opioid treatment program doctors are using methadone blood levels to determine the correct dose. What they described to me ...

Emergency department patients have misperceptions about opioid dependence and want more information about their pain management options, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine ...

Written by Wanda Curtis When Worcester County resident Andrea Smith was 18 years old, her physician prescribed her Vicodin – an opiate pain pill – for fibromyalgia. Andrea said that ...