The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against a company for refusing to hire a methadone user relying on it as a treatment for opioid ...

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Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and with a similar mortality risk, according to a population-based cohort ...

Primary care-based methadone treatment improved access to health services for people with OUD in a Ukraine trial. Compared ...

It should be easier to get methadone today than it has been in decades. In April, 2024, the federal government relaxed some of the rules around the treatment for opioid addiction. But many patients ...

A bipartisan push to expand methadone access across America is picking up momentum after restrictions on the medication were relaxed during the pandemic. Methadone is one of the most effective ...

Methadone has been known to be an effective treatment for opioid addiction and dependency since the 1960s. Unfortunately, in this country, since 1972, the federal government segregates people with ...

Although the ADA doesn’t cover people currently using illegal drugs, it does protect those with a past addiction, per the ...

Jen Jeffries was arrested on drug charges back in 2007. She was 21 years old, living on the streets in San Francisco at that time, and injecting heroin several times a day. She no longer wanted to get ...

Belmarie Lugo stores her methadone vials in a lockbox. Methadone theft can be a concern for patients who take home large quantities. SHAHRZAD RASEKH / CT MIRROR By the time Belmarie Lugo stepped into ...