WHO WE ARE

Mission Statement

Founded in 2022, the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone (NCLM) is a national organization of more than a hundred people in several US states. NCLM members are people with living or lived experience on methadone and advocates, addiction medicine clinicians, substance use researchers, and those inhabiting many of those identities. NCLM members are active participants, providers, evaluators, and clinical leaders of OTP clinics across the country. NCLM members have deep expertise and commitment to improving the health of people on methadone. Fifty years of research show methadone treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) reduces morbidity and mortality, improves quality of life, and increases treatment retention.

 NCLM envisions a future without arbitrary and punitive rules, where methadone (and all forms of MOUD) are accessible to all, in the manner right for them - a system built by patients.

board of directors

meetings

• NCLM GENERAL MEETINGS: NCLM holds bi-weekly General Meetings on Zoom that happen every other Wednesday, where we discuss our initiatives and plan for future actions. The meetings are open to all NCLM members and anyone interested in learning more or getting involved. To get details on how to join, check out the Meetings page above. 

• NATURALLY NONCOMPLIANT THURSDAYS: Current and former methadone patients who are interested in joining NCLM are also welcome to attend Naturally Noncompliant Thursdays, the National Survivors Union’s methadone reform call. These meetings are held bi-weekly on Thursdays. Check out the Meetings page for more information.

PARTNERS

Contact us if you'd like to be a NCLM partner