“Methadone Is Medicine” Wall Message, Minneapolis
Graffiti on brick wall in Minneapolis reads "I kicked Diabetes for months! But now I'm on insulin and in a shelter... Methadone.
This handwritten message addresses addiction and treatment stigma, pairing a personal account of insulin dependence and homelessness with the assertion that "Methadone is medicine." Methadone has been used in the United States since the 1960s as a federally regulated treatment for opioid use disorder, dispensed through licensed clinics under guidelines set by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Photo taken in October 2021.
