Name: "Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone & Covid-19" in Portland
Start: 2024-01-19T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-01-19T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Portland Public Library

"Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone & Covid-19" in Portland

Portico Films

Free film screening & panel discussion about methadone clinic abolition with the co-directors of "Swallow THIS." In person and online.

Portland Public Library

<h2>Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is a vital and timely documentary that uncovers what happened in opioid treatment programs during the pandemic. In an unprecedented move, the DEA and SAMHSA lifted the onerous restrictions on take-home doses and suddenly everyone was eligible for 14 or 28 days of medication.</h2><p><br></p><h2>Co-directors Marilena Marchetti &amp; Helen Redmond traveled across the country to document the impact of this dramatic change. In interviews with patients and clinic staff from Massachusetts to Tennessee, the new take-homes policy was adopted inconsistently. Some got 14 or 28 bottles and experienced freedom, but most did not.</h2><p><br></p><h2>Swallow THIS is a call to action to abolish methadone clinics.</h2><h2>Following the film, join the co-directors and Heather Suffoletto, a person with lived and living experience, for a discussion. Drinks and snacks will be provided.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Co-sponsored by Maine Access Points, Portland Public Library, Open Society Foundations and National Harm Reduction Coalition.</h2><p><br></p><h2>Attend virtually here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82333000065" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82333000065" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82333000065</a></h2><p>Meeting ID: 823 3300 0065</p><p><br></p><p>http://www.porticofilms.com/swallowthis</p><p>https://filtermag.org/methadone-clinic-childhood/</p>

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