Life on Methadone: Lisa’s Honest Reflection on Addiction & Recovery | Modern America | Episode 8

Lisa started methadone thinking it would be temporary. That was 13 years ago. She's still on it. She was a University of Washington student. Now she's living in an encampment, selling fentanyl to other users to survive, and waking up every day dependent on a clinic that has no plan to get her off. This is what harm reduction looks like when there's no exit. Methadone keeps people functional enough to stay alive — and stuck enough to never leave. Lisa knows this. She says it out loud. This episode is a direct challenge to the idea that medication-assisted treatment is the same as recovery. It isn't. And the people living it know the difference. Subscribe to Modern America for more on methadone, harm reduction policy, drug addiction, and the real stories behind the treatment industry. #Methadone #HarmReduction #DrugAddiction #Fentanyl #ModernAmerica #GinnyBurton #AddictionTreatment #DrugPolicy #MAT #Homelessness #RecoveryMyth #Overdose #PolicyFailure #DrugDealing #SeattleHomeless