Methadone in Scotland

~ Jason Schwartz

Methadone has been the primary response to opiate addiction in Scotland. It sounds as though the treatment system there could be fairly characterized as dosing clinics. Their national health service and public appear to have reached the conclusion that their system isn’t working. They’re not discontinuing methadone, but they’re talking about tripling their treatment spending and requiring the provision of additional treatment services focused on getting people drug-free.

I’m not sure they’ll be successful, but it will be interesting to watch and learn.

More here and here.

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.