STIGMATIZING METHADONE TREATMENT:

A battle won, but the war continues unabated. The Baltimore Sun (Feb 24) headline said it all: "Drug clinic limits stand," despite a federal Appeals Court ruling that a specific clinic may remain open. The precise wording of the article as it relates to the bottom line:

"With a less-than-definitive opinion from a federal appeals court, Baltimore County officials say they have no intention of scrapping their restrictions on the location of methadone clinics."