Getting Help for a Fentanyl Addiction in Portland Oregon

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  The use and distribution of fentanyl is on the rise in Oregon and in Portland, in particular. Five Oregonians die at the hands of fentanyl every week. During the pandemic, drug overdoses  – largely owing to an increase in the use and availability of fentanyl – increased by over 40% in the state of […]

No, Portland, MAT Doesn’t ‘Replace One Addiction With Another’

Golden handcuffs is one of the most misleading names for MAT medications like methadone, Vivtrol and Suboxone we've heard in Portland.

  We hear it all the time from new patients, concerned families, and, yes, even the recovery community in Portland, Oregon all the time. You’ve probably heard it, in Portland, too. It goes something like this:  “Methadone? Suboxone? Vivitrol? Isn’t all of this just replacing one addiction with another?”  It makes sense why this is […]